Incident Reports

Terai Express: Flood victims lock up chairperson and secretary quoting inefficiency in relief distribution

2018-06-06

Madhes, Rautahat, Durga Bhagwati, Ward 2

Locals locked up Chairperson and Secretary of Bhagawati rural municipal ward number 2 inside the ward office accusing them of removing the names of real flood victims off the list and distributing relief materials to others. Chairperson Suresh Chaudhary and Secretary Nawal Kishor Jha were padlocked for 3 hours on June 6 at their office in Bhalohiya. Police arrived at the incident site and tried consoling the agitated crowd, but, in vain. Later, the duo were released after Chairperson of Bhagawati rural municipal Arun Shah committed to search for the actual flood victims in the area and develop a new name list to be sent to the District Disaster Management Committee. वास्तविक बाढी पिडितहरुको नाम छुट्याएको आरोप लगाउँदै दुर्गा भगवती गाउँपालिका २ भलोहियाका जनताहरूले वडाध्यक्ष सहित सचिवलाई वडा कार्यालयमा बुधबार ३ घण्टासम्म थुनेका छन्। गत साउन महिनामा आएको ठुलो विनाशकारी बाढीमा भएको जनधनको ठुलो क्षति भोगेका दुर्गा भगवती गाउँपालिका वडा नम्बर २ भलोहियाका वास्तविक बाढी पिडितहरुको नाम हटेर गैर बाढीपिडितहरुको नाम रहेकोमा आपत्ति जनाउँदै स्थानीय वासिन्दाहरु बुधबार वडाध्यक्ष सुरेश चौधरी र सचिव नवलकिशोर झालाई उनकै कार्यकक्षमा ११ बजे देखि ३ घण्टासम्म थुनेका हुन् ।ताल्चा लगाएको खबर पाउनासाथ इलाका प्रहरी कार्यालय गंगापिपरा,सशस्त्र प्रहरी बेस क्याम्प भलोहियाका संयुक्त सुरक्षाकर्मीहरुको टोलि उक्त स्थानमा पुगेर ताला खुलाउने निकै प्रयास गरे तर सफल भएनन् ।गाउपालिका अद्यक्ष अरुण शाहले पुन: छानबिन गरेर छुटेका पिडित परिवारको नाम संकलन गरेर जिल्ला विपद वायास्थापन समितिको कार्यालय पठाउने बाचा गरेपछि स्थानीयले ताला खोलेका थिए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Primary Cause Issues related to the delivery of government aid programs (e.g. earthquake rehab/recon)
Actor 1 - Number of people 50
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 2
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health)
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
Local Newspaper - Rautahat

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