Incident Reports

Protest for 'undivided Karnali' takes momentum, flights obstructed

2015-08-10

Karnali, Jumla, Chandannath

Political parties and civil society leaders have launched protest program expressing dissatisfaction over political parties decision to keep Karnali region along with far western region while creating province no. 6. Flights have been obstructed here in Khalang-based Jumla Airport. Government offices and transport services have also been brought to stand still. Top leaders on Staturday night had decided to federate the country into six provinces and finalized the demarcation of provincial boundaries. Protesters have barred a helicopter that had flown from Dunai, Dolpa from landing in the airport. Privately owned airlines are not in position to resume the service to and from the airport. Protestors are trying to violate the prohibitory zones in the district. Protestors are demanding that Karnali region be kept undivided. They argued that state has done injustice to Karnali people by keeping the region together with far western region while devising the province number six. They demanded for declaration 'Special Province' to the Karnali region incorporating into a one province. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Program Interference/Obstruction
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations CSO/NGO , Other/multiple/unspecified political affiliation
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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