Incident Reports

Janata Samajwadi Party stages rally in Kathmandu against the dissolution of parliament

2020-12-27

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

Janata Samajwadi Party staged a mass demonstration in Kathmandu against the government’s decision to dissolution of the House of Representatives. The party has been claiming that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s act of unilaterally dissolving the elected legislative is unconstitutional, therefore should be revoked. 

Hundreds of party leaders and cadres gathered at Shanti Batika of central Kathmandu and marched towards Putalisadak and Padmodaya Mode. The rally came back to Shanti Batika and converged into a protest assembly. Top leaders of the party including Baburam Bhattarai, Mahanta Thakur, Rajendra Mahato, and Ashok Rai addressed the protesters.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Janata Samajbadi Party
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
National/Online Media

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