Incident Reports

Tractor business entrepreneurs picketed the park office in Makwanpur

2021-09-24

Bagmati, Makawanpur, Manahari

On September 24, business entrepreneurs and workers led by the West Makwanpur Tractor Business Association picketed the office of Razaiya and Parsa National Park Lamitar in Manahari village of West Makwanpur. The protest was held in response to the incident on September 23 when the park administration took control of the tractor and its driver from Jamire to Lamitar post and then physically assaulted them for no apparent reason.

After drawing the villagers' attention to the driver's beating, they gathered at the Padampokhari Sector Lamitar Post for a discussion. Vice President Manila Bista, Ward No. 9 President Sadhuram Adhikari, Narayan Shrestha Tractor Dealers Association President Babu Syangtan, Vice President Somraj Rai, Tractor Dealers and workers participated in the discussion on behalf of the rural municipality. The business entreprenuers demanded that the administration's hegemony be ended, claiming that drivers were beaten and behaved inappropriately.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Primary Cause Issues related to legal action and access to justice
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Transport entrepreneurs/syndicate
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Other state institutions
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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