Incident Reports
Rapti shutdown cripples life in Rolpa
2019-03-07
Normal life in Rolpa has been affected due to shutdown enforced by the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal.
CPN's Rapti Bureau had announced shutdown in protest of the arrest and detention of its cadres by police administration.
With this, long and short route vehicles along with market places, factories and educational institutions in Rolpa district have remained completely closed.
The vegetable groceries, hotels and pharmacy based in the headquarters however are open.
Police arrested its cadres Pradeep Wali, Iswori Pandey and Rudra Wali from Tulsipur while the latter were attending a programme to honour martyrs, the party stated.
The party sources said that the police administration had arrested its cadres from other places of Rolpa district as well.
Issuing a press release, Keshab Bahadur Bantha, CPN Rapti Bureau In-charge, informed Dang, Salyan, Rukum, Pyuthan and Rolpa districts of Rapti would remain closed in protest of the arrest.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Strike/Bandh |
| Primary Cause | Other political issues |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | N |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | CPN (Chand) and affiliated org |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | N |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
