Nepal: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2022

Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli speaking at a program virtually on the occasion of New Year 2022 on January 1 said that people in favour of instability toppled our Government, reports Republica. He claimed that the people who overthrew his ‘communist-led’ Government and formed a new Government under another party’s leadership cannot succeed in bringing socialism to the country. Stating that the CPN-UML will fulfil the remaining tasks of prosperity with a new mandate from the people in this new year, he urged the Nepali diaspora to continue their support to the party in this task. Read less...

16 persons injured in a clash ensued between security personnel and cadres of Janamat Party after the latter tried to obstruct the East-West Highway at Godar Chowk in Ganeshman Charnath Municipality, Dhanusa District on January 1, reports The Kathmandu Post. According to Police, eight security personnel including seven Police personnel and one Armed Police Force personnel were injured in the clash. Likewise, eight cadres of the CK Raut-led party have also been injured. The Janamat Party cadres had taken to the streets armed with canes obstructing vehicular movement along the highway when the police intervened leading to the clashes.CK Raut led Janamat Party, expressing solidarity with the ‘Farmers Movement’, called an indefinite strike on East-West Highway in Tarai districts during day time from December 30. Read less...

The 8th General Convention of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Centre) has concluded on January 2 after running for eight days and electing new leadership of the party, reports Khabar Hub. The closed session of the General Convention finalized 236 members to the Central Committee, marking the end of the convention with the declaration of the new Central body. The General Convention also passed the ideological and political report tabled by CPN-Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda and approved a proposed statute of the party that was tabled by leader Dev Gurung. Read less...

Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Centre)’s first Central Committee meeting held in Lalitpur District on January 3 has re-elected Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda to the post of party Chairman, reports Khabar Hub. The Central Committee meeting held in Lalitpur approved the proposal to make Prachanda the Chairman. Leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha was the proponent and Krishna Bahadur Mahara was the supporter of the proposal to re-elect Prachanda as party Chairman. As soon as the meeting approved the proposal, the newly re-elected Chairman took the oath of office. Read less...

Nepali Congress (NC) President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba addressing an inauguration program of the newly established NC office in Dharan city of Sunsari District on December 4 said that the party will be united, reports Republica. He said “Unity in the party is necessary for the future of the party. For unity, all the friends of the party must be united. I am confident that it will start from Dharan.” Read less...

World Hindu Federation during a gathering at Bharatpur of Chitwan District on January 5 called to reinstate Nepal as Hindu state, reports Khabar Hub. Federation Chairman Dr. Ramchandra Adhikari said the movement to restore the Hindu state should be launched from Chitwan and made nationwide. Federation General Secretary Ganesh Prasad Neupane called for unity among like-minded people for the protection of the religion. He accused that Nepal was dismissed as the Hindu state due to the vested interests of political parties. Federation Secretary Netranath Poudel urged the masses to vote for the party carrying the agenda of Nepal as a Hindu state in the upcoming election. Read less...

The meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) to be convened on January 6 has been postponed on January 5 at the request of Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), reports Republica. The Parliament Secretariat issuing a statement said that the meeting scheduled for January 6 has been postponed and has been called for January 12 at 1:00PM. The CPN-UML had requested the Parliament Secretariat to postpone the meeting for some time as it is yet to hold Conventions in some Districts. Read less...

Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli inaugurating the convention of 63 Districts across the country through virtual medium on January 7 said that the result of the National Assembly (NA) election could be unfavorable, reports Khabar Hub. Oli said “Seats were distributed in the name of adjusting various parties some four years ago and now a reactionary alliance has been formed using the same as weapon. We are still strong alone.” He claimed that the alliance will have a poor show in the fresh elections and urged party cadres to face the unfavorable situation for the time being. Election for the 19 vacant seats in the NA is being held on January 26. Read less...

Prime Minister (PM) and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba on January 8 urged the main opposition party Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) to stop Parliament obstruction, reports Republica. He paid a courtesy call to CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli at his residence in Balkot. Earlier, the high-level political coordination committee meeting of the ruling alliance held at the official residence of PM Sher Bahadur Deuba on January 7 had decided to take initiatives to ensure the smooth functioning of Parliament. Read less...

A clash was erupted on January 9 during the leadership selection of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) Kailali District Committee in Kailali District, reports Khabar Hub. According to sources, clashes broke out between the candidates of the rival factions of the party after the Election Committee repeatedly postponed the election schedule. A scuffle broke out between the incumbent president and presidential candidate Ratan Thapa and another presidential candidate Ran Bahadur Chand’s faction after the delegates raised the issue of delay in polling. During the clash, the youths threw ballot boxes and scattered ballot papers. Election in Kailali CPN-UML has become uncertain after the clash. Read less...

The date of the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on January 10 postponed till January 17, reports Nepal News. In a statement issued, Bharatraj Gautam said that the HoR meeting scheduled to be held on January 7 at 1 pm could not be held on that day due to special reasons. At the same time, Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota has stated that the date and time of the meeting of the HoR has been fixed for January 11 at 1 pm. The date of the meeting has been postponed again. Read less...

Mohan Baidya, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-Revolutionary Maoist (CPN-Revolutionary Maoist) speaking at a press meet organized by the Federation of Revolutionary Journalists in Kathmandu on January 11 said that there is no possibility of unity with Maoist parties, reports Republica. Baidya said that there was no possibility of unity among the former Maoist elements including the including the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Centre). Similarly, he said that there was no possibility of unity with the CPN-Masal led by Mohan Bikram Singh and the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand). He said that even those parties do not match the political line. Read less...

In a first after the formation of two transitional justice commissions in 2015, Police on January 12 received a First Information Report (FIR) in a conflict-era case of enforced disappearance in Dang District, reports Kathmandu Post. The District Police Office registered the complaint from Krishna Chaudhary from Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan City-17 whose husband Briju was allegedly disappeared by the then Royal Nepal Army. A squad of the Army had taken Birju under control on March 27, 2002 on the charge of being a cadre of the then Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist), according to the complainant. He was never released. Read less...

The Election Commission (EC) on January 12 convened an all-party meeting on January 15 to discuss various issues related to election, including the forthcoming National Assembly (NA) election, reports Khabar Hub. According to EC Spokesperson Shaligram Sharma Poudel, the Commission has called an all-party meeting for 11:30 am on January 15. EC has called 17 parties which have their representatives in the federal Parliament, province assembly and local levels for the meeting. Elections are being held for 19 members of the NA on January 26. The commission has also started preparations for the local elections to be held in April. Read less...

Janamat Party held a massive protest rally in Rautahat District’s headquarters Gaur on January 14 to raise concerns of poor farmers, reports The Himalayan Times. Responding to the party's call, hundreds of farmers from inner villages carrying their agricultural tools, along with the party cadres, held the protest rally in Gaur chanting slogans against the federal, provincial and local Governments. The rally led by Janamat Party central member Lalit Mallik Sanu started from BP Chowk and traversed through places like Dharkhan Chowk, Nepal Lodge, Transmetre Chowk and Customs Office and past Gaur Municipality before returning to BP Chowk again and concluding into a corner meeting. Speaking at the meeting, Janamat Party's Publication Department chief and central member Sanu accused the Government of leaving farmers in the lurch. "We have three levels of governments to speak of but see the plight of farmers; sadly, they can't get seeds and fertiliser in time. Actually, there is a shortage of both seeds and fertilisers almost always," Sanu said, reminding the Government of its duty to make available required number of seeds and fertilisers on time and warning that the party's struggle on behalf of farmers would continue until their demands were met. Read less...

Leaders of the major political parties on January 14 urged the Government to declare a suitable date for holding the local elections by April 27 as proposed by the Election Commission (EC), reports Republica. Speaking at an all-party meeting convened by the EC to discuss the National Assembly (NA) election, voter list and local level election, senior leaders of all major political parties argued that the Government should not delay announcing the date for holding the local level elections by April 27. The EC had earlier told the Government that the new people's representatives should be appointed at the local level before May 19. The EC had said that it would be appropriate to fix the date on May 28 and hold the elections in one go. “If it is not possible to hold the poll for any reason, the first phase could be held on May 28 and the second phase on June 5,” the poll body had told the Government. Read less...

A group of disgruntled activists on January 18 pelted stones at the residence of Madhesh Province Chief Minister Lal Babu Raut, reports Khabar Hub. Not everyone in the province is happy that Janakpur is made the state capital. The state assembly meeting on January 17 voted to make Janakpur the permanent capital of the state and took ‘Madhesh’ as the state name. Dissatisfied factions burned the effigy of CM Raut at Ghantaghar Chowk in Birgunj city of Parsa District after the state assembly vote. Read less...

CK Raut-led Janamat Party on January 17 announced various protest programs in Kathmandu, reports Khabar Hub. Issuing a press statement in Kathmandu, party Chairman Raut has made various protest programs to last up to February 3. Janamat Party has been in agitation expressing solidarity with the Terai farmers since last few weeks. To mark the first day of the protest programs, the party has called the district executive committees meeting to discuss about the nature of movement and local level preparations for it on January 17 and January 18. Formal protest movements start from January 19, the Balidani Diwas, literally the sacrifice day and would continue up to February 3. Keeping in view the growing number of coronavirus cases in the country, Janamat party has urged all party committees to ensure that all participants of the programs use mask and maintain physical distance during the program. The Janmat Party has been agitating in various districts of the Terai for the past few days saying that the Government has not been able to address the various demands of the farmers. Read less...

Leaders of the ruling alliance have agreed on January 18 to hold local elections in April, reports Republica. A meeting of the alliance was held at the Prime Minister's Residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu to discuss the upcoming local elections. After the discussion, Government Spokesperson Gyanendra Bahadur Karki informed media persons that they have agreed to hold the election on time. He said that the meeting will be held again on January 20 (today) after more homework on the issue. As the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers will also be held on January 20 (today), the poll date can be fixed by that meeting, he added. The Election Commission (EC) has suggested to the Government to hold the local level elections on April 27 and May 5. Officials of the EC met Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on December 24, 2021 and drew his attention to start preparations for the local elections. Read less...

Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Renu Yadav on January 19 threatened to kill Janmat Party Chairman CK Raut if he clashed with them, reports Khabar Hub. Raut’s cadres tried to obstruct Yadav, also a leader of the Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP), while she was on her way to attend a program in Gaur. In a speech, she warned that the Rice Mill incident could happen again and Raut could be killed referring to the 2007 incident. During the address, Minister Yadav repeatedly challenged Raut not to forget the Rice Mill incident. She said “The rice mill is still afresh in the minds of the people. Don’t try to show off in Gaur. People here know how to break sticks and batons. If you try to fight the storm, you will be in the same situation as people faced in the rice mill in Gaur. I want to tell Dr. Raut not to forget that history. Otherwise, your cadres will be surrounded and killed.” On 21 March 2007, the then Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) held separate programs at the Rice Mill in Gaur in which 28 CPN-Maoist cadres were killed when MJF cadres attacked the Maoists. Read less...

Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) Secretary Yogesh Bhattarai on January 21 demanded Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to relieve Minister for Physical Infrastructure Renu Kumari Yadav from her post over her controversial remarks that sought to glorify violence, reports Republica. The demand of Bhattarai comes in the wake of Minister Yadav threatening to kill Chairman of Janmat Party CK Raut during the party’s function held in Rautahat on January 19. While venting her ire against the obstruction created by cadres belonging to the CK Raut-led Janamat Party on her way to Rautahat, Minister Yadav had threatened to repeat the Gaur massacre in which 28 Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) cadres were killed. “Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba should dismiss Minister Renu Yadav, who has been inciting violence and giving speeches against the constitution. Else, it will be considered that the Nepali Congress (NC) justifies the politics of violence. There is no other way,” he said. Read less...

Nepali Congress (NC) General Secretary Bishwa Prakash Sharma on January 22 suggested that Prime Minister and party President Sher Bahadur Deuba should dismiss Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Renu Yadav for making irresponsible remarks, reports Khabar Hub. Suggesting Minister Yadav to resign, Sharma wrote on Twitter that there are three options available now: Minister Yadav should self-criticize and apologize for such irresponsible remark, or her party should make her resign from the post or the Prime Minister should dismiss her from the post. Speaking at a public program in Rautahat District on January 19, Minister Yadav had warned to assault C. K. Raut and his groups provided they did not stop the protest against the Government. Admitting that the Gaur massacre was led by her party Madhesi Janadhikar Forum, Minister Yadav had incited the cadres to kill C. K. Raut in the same manner. Read less...

Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand) cadres are extorting community forests in Kailali District, reports Republica on January 24. The cadres of the party sent letters to committees of Bhajani, Ghodaghodi, and Pandaoun forest communities, asking for donations to the party. According to a source, “We were demanded Rs [NPR] 200,000. They threatened to take action if we did not cope with their demands. We gave them the money through a cheque in the name of the party’s cadre.” Similarly, the party cadres collected NPR 300,000 from Laxmi Community, NPR 200,000 from Saraswati Community, NPR 250,000 from Sayapatri Community, NPR 120,000 from Soniya Community, and NPR 50,000 from Ghodtal Community. Likewise, NPR 20,000 was collected from the Sadepani Community by the CPN-Maoist-Chand cadres. Read less...

Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Socialist (CPN-Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal on January 25 said that the local level elections will be held by mid-April 2023, reports Khabar Hub. He said “The election will not be held in this April as the elected representatives should be allowed to complete their five-year term.” The Election Commission (EC) has said that the tenure of local governments would end on May 5. But leaders of the ruling alliance, particularly from the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Centre) and the CPN-Unified Socialist, have said that the tenure should be counted from the third and final phase of local elections which were conducted on September 18, 2017. Read less...

Ganesh Prasai, Mayor of Harion Municipality of Sarlahi District was injured in his head when cadres of the Janamat Party led by CK Raut attacked the vehicle carrying the Mayor in Janakpurdham city of Dhanusa District on January 26, reports Republica. Deputy Mayor Renuka Poudel escaped unhurt. According to Police, Raut's cadres attacked them while they were on their way to cast their votes in the ongoing NA election in Janakpurdham in Prasai’s vehicle. It is said that the vehicle was hit by stones. The windshield of the vehicle was smashed in the attack. Read less...

Madhes Province Government on January 26 ordered an investigation into the riot orchestrated by Janamat Party during the National Assembly (NA) election in Janakpurdham city of Dhanusa District, reports The Himalayan Times. Provincial government Spokesperson and Finance Minister Shailendra Prasad Sah issuing a statement, directed the agency concerned to investigate the incident and take action against the guilty and make them pay compensation to the victims. The Minister has instructed to identify and take action against Janamat Party cadres who vandalised vehicles carrying people's representatives to cast vote in the NA polls, in accordance with the law. Read less...

Provincial Assembly member Ashok Yadav was injured when cadres of the Janamat Party attacked his vehicle in front of the Janaki temple in Janakpurdham city of Dhanusa District on January 26, reports Republica. Yadav's vehicle was attacked and vandalized by Janamat Party cadres in front of the Janaki temple while he was going to cast his vote in the NA election. Read less...

The ruling alliance secured victory in 18 of the 19 seats in the elections held for the members of National Assembly (NA) on January 26, reports Republica. Except for the victory of one of its members in Province 1, the main opposition party, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) lost seven seats in the remaining other Provinces. The election was held after the four-year terms of 19 NA members expired recently. A total of 43 candidates contested in the polls for 19 seats that include seven under women cluster, three under Dalit cluster, two under physically disabled and minority cluster and seven under various other clusters. Read less...

A complaint has been lodged on January 27 with Rautahat Police against Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Renu Kumari Yadav, reports Khabar Hub. Former lawmaker and Nepali Congress (NC) leader Ranjit Karna filed a complaint of treason against Minister Yadav and demanded an investigation reasoning that the Minister’s statement provoked communal conflict in the nation. On January 19, Minister Yadav threatened to kill Janamat Party Chairman CK Raut if he clashed with them at a program held to mark Madhes Sacrifice Day in Rautahat District. Read less...

Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) Standing Committee member Prabhu Sah on January 29 said that street protest a must to break five-party syndicate, reports The Himalayan Times. Sah said that the opposition party had no choice but to hit the streets to salvage the country from the five-party alliance's syndicate. He accused the five-party alliance's leaders of plundering state coffers and looting the national treasury in an institutionalised way. "The government formed from the verdict of the Supreme Court is escalating corruption and loot in the country," Sah reiterated. He expressed concern about the rising inflation and hardship faced by the farmers and backward people. Sah charged that the Government had breached the law and was conspiring to postpone the local level polls. He argued that agitation was the only one right alternative to bring politics back on track. He directed the party rank and file to prepare for the protest against the five-party alliance and its conspiracy. Read less...

Janamat Party staged a ‘handcuff rally’ in Janakpurdham city of Dhanusa District on January 29, reports Khabar Hub. CK Raut-led Janamat Party has been protesting against the Government urging it for the timely arrangement of the fertilizers, seeds, agricultural tools, and payment to sugarcane farmers. Read less...

The ruling alliance on January 29 recommended that the Government hold local polls between mid-April and mid-May 2023, reports The Himalayan Times. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki said the ruling alliance coordination committee recommended that the Government hold local polls between mid-April and mid-May 2023. He said that the Government would fix the polls date after consulting with the Election Commission (EC). Read less...