Incident Reports

UDMF cadres stage lathi rally in Birgunj

2015-12-30

Madhes, Parsa, Birgunj

Cadres of the protesting United Democratic Madhesi Front organised a lathi rally in Birgunj on Wednesday afternoon. The Front said around 3,000 cadres participated in the rally. The Front had shut all shops, offices and obstructed roads in the market area in preparation of the demonstration. The march was organised to protest the arrest of some of its cadres on Monday. Meanwhile, cadres holding a sit-in at the Indo-Nepal border point engaged in a short clash with ‘smugglers’ on Tuesday night. The clash erupted after the smugglers tried to clear the obstructions to supply their belongings at around 11 pm yesterday, according to a protester involved in the incident. The Front said the clash between over two dozen smugglers and around three dozen protesters had ended after the protesters left the place for their safety.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Demonstration
Secondary Form Road block
Primary Cause Issues related to commodity availability, prices, and subsidies
Actor 1 - Number of people 3000
Actor 1 - Affiliations Madhes-based Parties
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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