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Eleven ward offices of Panchthar padlocked by Province 1 renaming Joint Struggle Committee against the naming of Province 1 as 'Koshi'

2023-03-20

Eleven ward offices of three local levels in Panchthar have been padlocked by Province 1 renaming Joint Struggle Committee on March 20 against the naming of Province 1 as 'Koshi'. The demonstrators padlocked eight ward offices of Phidim municipality-1,2,4,5,6,9,11,12, Falgunanda rural municipality-1, and Phalelung rural municipality-7. The demonstrators demanded that the province should be named based on its identity. However, there is no consensus between Kirant Yakthung Chumlung and Kirant Rai Yaokkha that the province should be named Limwuwan Kirant or Kirant Limwuwan. Since Chumlung Limwuwan and Yaokkha brought forward the issue of Kirant, there was no consensus among the protesting organizations.


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
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
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