Incident Reports

Anti-govt protests in Biratnagar against government's lax effort to control Covid-19

2020-06-11

Province 1, Morang, Biratnagar

When some youth in Kathmandu staged a protest against the government, similar events have been reported from Biratnagar and Pokhara, provincial capitals of Province 1 and Gandaki respectively.

The protesters in the regional cities also showed placards and chanted slogans criticising the government’s slow Covid-19 response and lack of transparency in its spending. They demanded the government stop rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus, instead expand the range of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.

In Biratnagar, they staged brief protests outside the Chief Minister’s Office and Biratnagar Metropolitan City Office.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Secondary Cause Healthcare Management
Actor 1 - Number of people 24
Actor 1 - Affiliations Protesters/demonstrators
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
National/Online Media

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