2023-02-28
Struggle Committee against microfinance institutions staged a demonstration on February 28, demanding the abolition of microfinance in Rajbiraj of Saptari. The demonstrators alleged that the microfinance institution was established to advance neo-feudalism and they demanded its cancellation. They have demanded that collective loans of microfinance should be waived and free loans should be provided to poor farmers.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Demonstration |
Primary Cause | Other economic issues |
Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Citizen/Individuals |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Government and civil servants at central level |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |