Incident Reports
Students protest tax hike on imported books
2020-02-23
Province 1, Jhapa, Damak
A silent protest was started from Damak of Jhapa against the decision of the government to increase a 10 percent tax on imported books. Students , teachers, actors, and literary figures gathered at the main chowk of Damak and started reading books as a part of peaceful protest. The participants of the silent protest demanded to dismiss the decision of tax increment on books.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to commodity availability, prices, and subsidies |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 12 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Students |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| 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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