2022-04-28
Police took control of 23 Nepali Congress (NC) cadres in Pokhara on the charge of vandalizing the party's office at Pokhara Metropolitan City-3 Tersapatti on Thursday during their protest program. Police are estimating the cost of the damage due to the vandalism.
NC cadres resorted to protest, sloganeering, and vandalism at the party office after the party's leader asked contender candidates to withdraw their candidacy for the post of ward chairpersons of Pokhara ward 18 and 24.
Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Collective |
Primary Form | Vandalism |
Weapons | Unclear |
Primary Cause | Election-related incident |
Secondary Cause | Intraparty Competition |
Actor 1 - Number of people | N |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
Actor 2 - Number of people | N |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |