Gagan Thapa criticises ‘dozer-driven’ evictions, calls for legal process in handling landless issue
Summary
Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa criticises government bulldozer-led evictions targeting squatters and calls for legal processes to address Nepal’s landless crisis, urging proper identification and rehabilitation of genuine landless families.
Key Points
- Gagan Thapa criticises the government's forceful eviction drive against squatters along riverbanks and public land.
- Thapa highlights that landlessness mostly affects marginalised and Dalit communities due to historical neglect and structural inequality.
- He stresses the need for legal procedures and proper enforcement of land-related laws to resolve the issue.
- Thapa calls for halting forced evictions without alternatives and advocates upholding the rule of law over coercive state action.
