Incident Reports

Sugarcane farmers take to street demanding grant

2019-02-19

Madhes, Sarlahi, Malangawa

Demonstration by sugarcane farmers in  Sarlahi demanding grant money.

Farmer started the protest after they didn't receive the grant amount of 65 rupees 28 paisa per quintal and due amount of Rs 5.36 per quintal by the sugar industry from the previous year. Farmers become agitated after industry didn't pay the amount. On the first day, they took out demonstration from Krishna chowk, Hariwan  to Indushankar Sugar Industry.

They have announced that, on the second day, they will block East-West highway for one hour and for two hours on third day. If the government doesn't do anything in the three days, they have warned of changing the nature of the movement.

'Due to some employees of Agricultural Ministry, we are not getting grant money and also they are creating problem with procedure', said Raj Kumar Upreti, Chairperson of the Association. 'They are creating problems because they will not get the commission after the money goes straight to the account', he added.


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Demonstration
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to policies and regulations internal to the government bureaucracy (e.g. civil servants wages, work conditions and promotions)
Actor 1 - Number of people 50
Actor 1 - Affiliations Labor organization, trade unions and other organizations based on economic demands
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
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