Incident Reports

Protest rally staged in Biratnagar against removal of state chief of state-2

2021-02-22

Province 1, Morang, Biratnagar

Nepal Dalit Mukti Sangathan - Morang staged a protest program in Biratnagar on February 22 against the removal of Tilak Pariyar, the state chief of Morang-Province-2, from his post. During the rally, the state assembly member of NCP, Urmila Bishwakarma accused the removal as an act of caste discrimination and an anti-Dalit move.

The participants in the rally further accused the prime minister of dissolving the parliament and creating instability, inequality, and autocracy in the country.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Contestation over non-elective positions and influence
Secondary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Dalit Organizations
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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