2021-11-14
Law practitioners staged a symbolic demonstration in the high court, Pokhara, Baglung, demanding the resignation of Cholendra Shamsher Jabara, chief justice. They had protested by tying a black bandage claiming that the Chief Justice was immersed in controversy and corruption.
Lawyers including senior advocates Padmanath Sharma and Krishna Prasad Sharma also participated in the sit-in. Accountancy practitioners also joined his movement. The bar also plans to hold sit-ins at the court premises on Monday and Tuesday.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Demonstration |
Primary Cause | Other governance issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Labor organization, trade unions and other organizations based on economic demands |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Other state institutions |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
THE NEPAL PEACE MONITOR ANNUAL REVIEW: 2020
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