Incident Reports

Biratnagar's Rangeli bazaar tense, Morcha firm to disrupt PM’s scheduled programme

2016-01-20

Province 1, Morang, Biratnagar

Tension flared up in Rangeli Bazaar in Morang district on Wednesday after Madhesi Morcha decided to disrupt CPN-UML youth wing Youth Association of Nepal’s programme to honour Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The agitating Morcha is firm to disrupt the honouring of the prime minister in Rangeli on Thursday and has called for a complete shutdown of the market area today. Morcha cadres have burnt tyres on major junctions of the market and have also barred vehicles movement. Large number of police personnel have been deployed after YAN cadres said that they would construct a stage later on today for the programme. 
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Violent demonstration
Secondary Form Program Interference/Obstruction
Weapons None
Primary Cause Other political issues
Secondary Cause Other political issues
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Madhes-based Parties
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) UML and affiliated org
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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