2020-06-17
Province 1, Morang, Uralabari, Ward 3
Some locals of Urlabari of Morang District, under the leadership of Nepali Congress's Municipal Chief, staged a protest against the provincial government's decision to change the name of Mangalbare Hospital to Madan Bhandari Hospital. In the process, they burned the effigy of Chief Minister Sherdhan Rai.
The provincial government of province 1, during the budget announcement, had announced that the hospital would be upgraded into a trauma centre and that its name change would be Madan Bhandari Hospital.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Demonstration |
Primary Cause | Other governance issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 20 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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