Activist arrested over protest against Ani Choying Drolma’s appointment
Summary
Police arrested Akram Khan, chair of the Save Lumbini Grand Campaign, after a protest against Ani Choying Drolma’s appointment as vice-chair of the Lumbini Development Trust. The campaigners have demanded that the government revoke the appointment, saying local scholars and Buddhist experts should have been chosen instead.
Key Points
- Police detained Akram Khan and Wajiuddin Musalman after they were seen burning a photograph of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister Khadak Raj Paudel during a protest.
- The Save Lumbini Grand Campaign protested in Lumbini demanding that Ani Choying Drolma’s appointment as vice-chair of the Lumbini Development Trust be revoked.
- The appointment triggered backlash over Drolma’s suitability, with protesters citing past financial and citizenship-related allegations.
- Campaign co-coordinator Ram Bikash Chaudhary accused the authorities of using arrests to suppress opposition to the appointment.
