Incident Reports

Pro-identity poets stage symbolic demonstration by reciting poetry against the naming of Province 1; police arrested two

2023-03-16

Province 1, Morang, Biratnagar

Pro-identity poets staged symbolic demonstrations in front of the provincial assembly building on March 16, by reciting poetry against the naming of Province 1. Police arrested Janak Rishi Rai and Sanjaya Yakkha for staging demonstrations. The demonstrators alleged that by naming province 1 as 'Koshi Province' the identity of the province and their movement went to waste. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Secondary Cause Freedom of Assembly
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations CSO/NGO
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Nepali Congress and affiliated org
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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