Incident Reports

Federation of Nepal Tribal Tribes, Kirat Rai Yaokkha Khotang stages demonstration in Khotang against naming province 1 'Koshi Province'

2023-03-01

Federation of Nepal Tribal Tribes, Kirat Rai Yaokkha Khotang staged a demonstration on March 1, in protest after province 1 was named as 'Koshi Province'. The demonstrators burnt the effigy of Chief Minister Karki, Nepali Congress Parliamentary Party Leader Uddhav Thapa, and Maoist Parliamentary Party Leader Indra Angbo. Participants at the protest demanded to scrap the Koshi name and chanted slogans in favor of naming province 1 Kirat.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Adivasi/Janajati
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
National/Online Media

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