2020-03-01
The Nepal Students Union (NSU) Saptari blocked Rajbiraj-Kunauli road on Sunday protesting the import tax levied on books and the added infrastructure tax on petroleum products.
Students affiliated to the union blocked the road for half an hour by burning tires in front of Mahendra Bindeshwari Multiple Campus situated in Bishnupur Rural Municipality.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Road block |
Primary Cause | Other governance issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 50 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
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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