2020-07-20
Sudurpashchim, Bajhang, Thalara
The people’s representatives elected from the Nepali Congress (NC) as well as the pro-NC people in Thalara Rural Municipality in Bajhang district have protested the budget terming it ‘undue’ allocation. They protested that the rural municipality’s leadership had allocated budget for the programmes that were related to their party cadres and near and dear ones only.
The rural municipality had presented its annual policies and programmes on June 24 while it had introduced budget towards the end of June. The people’s representatives backed by NC organized protest programmes in the rural municipality’s office after their dissenting voices were unheard.The people’s representatives elected from the Nepali Congress (NC) as well as the pro-NC people in Thalara Rural Municipality in Bajhang district have protested the budget terming it ‘undue’ allocation. They protested that the rural municipality’s leadership had allocated budget for the programmes that were related to their party cadres and near and dear ones only.
The rural municipality had presented its annual policies and programmes on June 24 while it had introduced budget towards the end of June. The people’s representatives backed by NC organized protest programmes in the rural municipality’s office after their dissenting voices were unheard.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Demonstration |
Primary Cause | Other governance issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
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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