Incident Reports
Ward office locked up citing discrimination in development work
2019-04-15
A group of locals lead by Nepali Congress chairperson for ward 5 of Devghat municipality padlocked the ward office of Devghat municipality-5 on Monday citing discrimination by the ward chairperson in development work.
The group lead by Congress leader Purna Bahadur Kunwar padlocked the ward office saying that the ward office had not gravelled the roads at Bhuwantar and Gohitar tol of Devghat. Locals complained that the ward chairperson had only focused on developing his area.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
| Primary Cause | Access/control of development infrastructure (roads, bridges) |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | N |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | N |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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