Incident Reports

Street vendors stage sit-in in Kohalpur municipality demanding their management

2023-02-02

Lumbini, Banke, Kohalpur, Ward 2

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. 

Details and Impacts
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
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