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.
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 |
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