Popular struggle in democracy by Nepal and bolivia introduction
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Events During the Popular Revolt
All the existing political parties formed an alliance i.e. the Seven party alliances–SPA. They called for a four-day strike in Kathmandu. In the following days, the protests turned into an indefinite strike. In this strike, the Maoist and various organizations joined hands.
Nepalis defied curfews and took to streets. Every day over lacs of people gathered and raised demands for the restoration of democracy. On 21 April, people served an ultimatum to the king. The leaders rejected the halfhearted concessions given by the king and struck to their demands. Their demands were:
restoration of parliament
power to an all-party govt.
new constituent assembly
Outcome of the Revolt
On April 24th, the king was forced to concede to all the demands. As a result, the new PM of the interim govt., Girija Prasad Koirala was appointed. The SPA & Maoist came to an understanding as to how a new Constituent Assembly was to be elected. Parliament passed laws that snatched most of the powers of the king. It was known as the second movement of democracy in Nepal.
Bolivia’s Water War Against Privatization of Water
Bolivia is a relatively poorer and a small country in Latin America. The World Bank forced the government to let go their control over the municipal water supply. Their government sold off these rights to an MNC. This MNC immediately increased the prices to four times. To fight against this:
A new alliance of labour, human rights, and community leaders came together in January 2006. They formed a successful strike for four days in the city. Thereafter, the govt. agreed to negotiate but nothing happened.
In February, agitation was started again. Now, the police resorted to brutal repression.
People again organized a strike in April. This time the government imposed martial law.
However, people were adamant and forced the officials of MNC to leave the city. They even made the govt concede to all demands.
As a result of this, the contract with the MNC was cancelled. This led to the passing the authority of water supply to the municipality at old rates. This was Bolivia’s water war.
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