2020-07-02
Students in Birgunj staged a protest against the Citizenship Bill on July 2. Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal's fraternal organization National Student Association Thakur Ram Multiple Campus Unit Committee protested against the provision that foreign women married to Nepali men will have to wait for 7 years to acquire naturalized citizenship. They claimed this provision to be discriminatory against Madhesi's. State Assembly member Janant Ansari, Samajwadi Party Parsa president Ram Naresh Yadav, leaders Tabrez Ahmed, Sundar Kurmi, Rambha Mishra, Rekha Sah participated in the demonstration.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Demonstration |
Primary Cause | Other political issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |