Incident Reports

Nepali Congress stages protest in Pokhara against dissolution of House of Representatives

2021-05-22

Gandaki, Kaski, Pokhara Lekhnath

Nepali Congress staged a demonstration in Pokhara protesting the dissolution of the house of representatives and the announcement of mid-term elections. 

The protesters argue that the president and the prime minister's step of dissolving the house of representatives unconstitutional and autocratic. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Secondary Cause Other governance issues
Actor 1 - Number of people 12
Actor 1 - Affiliations Nepali Congress and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
National/Online Media

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