2019-07-22
JUMLA, July 22: Police have arrested two district leaders of Chand-led Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on Monday.
The arrested were identified as district secretary of NCP Birkha Bahadur Shahi and NCP's Youth Organization district bureau in-charge Bakhat Bahadur Bista. Police arrested them from Hima rural municipality.
The district administration has stepped up security in Jumla amid tension caused by the Chand-led NCP.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Arrest (politically significant) |
Primary Cause | Other political issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 2 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | CPN (Chand) and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | noyouth |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |