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.
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 |
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