Incident Reports
Two youths stage hunger strike
2020-09-25
DAMAULI: Two youths have staged a fast-unto-death expressing solidarity with Dr Govinda KC in Tanahun’s Damauli on Friday.
Sagar Ghimire, 25, and Binod Sapkota, 24, have launched the strike. Ghimire said they had started a hunger strike to pressurise the government to address all demands of Dr KC.
They warned of waging a series of protest programmes if Dr KC’s demands were not addressed by the government.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Strike/Bandh |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 2 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | youth |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | N |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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