Incident Reports
Locals in Rupandehi obstruct the foundation stone laying ceremony of Motipur Industrial Area
2021-03-05
Locals protested against the government's decision to set up industrial area in the uplands of Tinau River in Butwal and Tilottama on March 5 by obstructing the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Motipur Industrial Area. They demolished the platform prepared for the ceremony.
They further staged a sit-in and chanted slogans against Bishnu Poudel and Nanda Kishore Basnet, chairman of Industrial Area Management Limited for displacing them from their squatter area and not compensating for the displacement.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Program Interference/Obstruction |
| Secondary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
| Primary Cause | Access/control of public land |
| Secondary Cause | Access/control of development infrastructure (roads, bridges) |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
| Actor 1 - Youth | na |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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