2021-01-09
Province 2, Dhanusha, Janakpur
A group called the National Unity Movement held a demonstration demanding the restoration of Nepal as a Hindu State in Janakpur on Saturday. The demonstration rally started from the railway station of Janakpurdham, went around different parts of the city and reached Janak Chowk, turning into a corner rally.
The campaign's vice-chairperson Sunita Sah said that the Madhesi, Adivasi Janajati and Dalit backward classes are deprived of the opportunity of federalism and were not against federalism.
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 | Other Hindu Nationalist and Regional Unity Parties |
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 |
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