Agitation against Koshi name unabated as irate groups prepare for more aggressive protests

Protesters claim their struggle ousted Hikmat Karki from power and the new chief minister Thapa too will have to go if he doesn’t help them.

The struggle against the naming of Province 1 as Koshi by indigenous groups continues unabated as the newly appointed Chief Minister Uddav Thapa commented that a change in the province’s name is not possible anytime soon.