Boise School District Board Trustee Shiva Rajbhandari was arrested while protesting for climate action at President Joe Biden's campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Monday.
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In a video posted to the Sunrise Movement's X account, Rajbhandari was being taken to the back of a Wilmington Police vehicle while urging President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency.
"The federal government is only entity really with the authority to do that," Rajbhandari told Idaho News 6 on Wednesday. "The United States needs to step it up as a world leader."
In the video, Rajbhandari is wearing a Sunrise Movement t-shirt. In the post, the group says they are calling for Biden to end "the fossil fuel era, create green union jobs, and prepare for climate disasters."
BREAKING: 21 young people just got arrested at Biden’s campaign HQ.
— Sunrise Movement 🌅 (@sunrisemvmt) February 12, 2024
We are demanding that he end the fossil fuel era, create green union jobs, and prepare for climate disasters. Biden, this is your legacy. Time to listen and declare a climate emergency. pic.twitter.com/OwCvShJkwG
"Biden, this is your legacy," the group wrote on X. "Time to listen and declare a climate emergency."
On Rajbhandari's own Instagram page, he posted pictures from the protest with the caption, "Let the life I lead speak for me #GenGND."
That hashtag refers to a movement called "Generation Green New Deal", which advocates for climate change legislation.
Rajbhandari has been arrested multiple times while protesting for climate action, most recently, in September, in New York City.
Rajbhandari says he he will continue to protest until he sees climate justice here in the United States. When asked about criticism from Idahoans, he told Idaho News 6 that this is what he was campaigned on when he was elected.
“When I ran for this position, I made a promise," Rajbhandari said. "I promised that I’d have their backs, that I would not stop fighting for a livable future, that I would not stop fighting for freedom for fossil fuels.”
Last month Rajbhandari was also tackled after jumping on the stage at a campaign event for Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis.
In a statement sent to Idaho News 6, Boise School Board President, Dave Wagers, wrote "Trustee Shiva Rajbhandari was duly elected by the voters of the Boise School District area and we, as trustees, hold no authority over another trustee. The Boise School District Board of Trustees remain committed to keeping our focus on our students, our families, our teachers, our community and the many Boise School District programs that contribute to educating our students today for a better tomorrow."
According to Delaware court records, Rajbhandari's next court appearance is scheduled for March 7.
