Incident Reports
NSU protests petroleum price hike and tax on imported books
2020-03-01
Nepal Students Union (NSU), the student wing of the main opposition party Nepali Congress, of Butwal Multiple Campus Unit Committee staged a protest in front of the Butwal Multiple Campus on Sunday morning.
According to Rishi Bhandari, Vice-Chairperson of NSU Butwal Multiple Campus Unit Committee, the committee staged the demonstration demanding the withdrawal of infrastructure tax on petroleum and 10 percent tax on books. NSU also demanded immediate election of the union.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Demonstration |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to commodity availability, prices, and subsidies |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 40 |
| 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 |
Local Newspaper - Rupandehi
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