Incident Reports

Baneshwor tense as demonstrators demanding Hindu nation, police clash

2015-09-14

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Ward 10

Demonstrators demanding that Nepal be declared Hindu nation clashed with police in New Baneshwor on Monday. Cadres of the RPP-N, Campaign for Hindu Nation led by NC leader Khum Bahadur Khadka and supporters of Kamalnayanacharya took out a rally from Maitighar Mandala soon after the Constituent Assembly (CA) approved to make Nepal a secular state in the new constitution. The clash occurred as the demonstrators attempted to cross the prohibited zone. Police resorted to baton charge and sprayed water cannon to disperse the protesters. Meanwhile, the agitated demonstrators vandalized a vehicle belonging to UN in Baneshwor. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Secondary Form Demonstration
Weapons Blunt weapon , Other
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Secondary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations RPP
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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