2023-02-02
Small entrepreneurs and street vendors of Kohalpur municipality in Banke on February 2 demanding to manage carts and street vendors around the municipality. The demonstrators alleged that the municipality tried to evacuate the street vendors by using force and they demanded to assign alternate locations to operate their businesses. The demonstrators requested the municipality to address their problem, to create an environment to do business according to the rules without confiscating goods and arresting them.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
Primary Cause | Access/control of economic markets (syndicates, market relocation) |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Chamber of Commerce and entrepreneur's associations |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | 1 |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |