Nepal civil society figures call for Minister’s removal after hate speech
The Hindu
Renu Yadav alluded to 2007 mass murder and threatened to target opponents
Civil society figures have called upon Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to sack Transport Minister Renu Yadav after she alluded to an infamous 2007 mass murder and threatened to target opponents. Ms. Yadav, who represents the Janata Samajvadi Party, threatened her opponents at a political event in Gaur of Rautahat district and made incendiary remarks.
The activists’ statement warned that Ms. Yadav’s remarks have the potential of igniting inter-ethnic violence in Nepal.
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