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.
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 |