2020-02-08
The cadres of the Nepali Congress, on February 8, staged a torch rally against the filing of a case of corruption against Bijay Kumar Gachhadar in Sunsari. Sunsari-3 is the political constituency of Bijay Kumar Gachhadar. Tarun Dal Sunsari had organized the protest program, which was joined by thousands of leaders and cadres of the party, the leaders and cadres of Tarun Dal and the supporters of Gachhadar. Earlier, CIAA registered a case against 175 people including Bijay Kumar Gachhadar, the co-chairperson of Nepal Congress, for their alleged involvement in Lalita Niwas Scandal.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Demonstration |
Weapons | None |
Primary Cause | Other political issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 20 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Other state institutions |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |