Hundreds of squatters protest Nepal government's demolition drive in Kathmandu

PTI, May 8, 2026, Kathmandu: Hundreds of landless squatters on Friday staged a demonstration protesting the Balendra Shah government's recent move to bulldoze their structures in various parts of the country, including in Kathmandu.

More than 3,500 structures belonging to landless squatters have been demolished by the federal government in Kathmandu and hundreds of other settlements since last month in different districts outside the capital city for beautification and environmental protection.

Nepal's Supreme Court on May 4 ordered the government to submit the details of procedures followed in demolishing squatters' settlements in the Kathmandu Valley.

On Friday, carrying empty plates and raising slogans demanding their right to live and housing, the protesters – organised under the Joint Landless Squatters Forum – gathered at Maitighar Mandala in the heart of the capital city.

“End the displacement drive in the name of development,” “Where will you wash the hands tainted with the blood of squatters?” and “Give us justice, not displacement,” were among the slogans raised and captions on the placards during the protest.

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