INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BAJURA, MAY 07Tension ran high after the cadres of Nepali Congress and CPN (Unified
Socialist) clashed at Pandusen of Budhinanda Municipality, Bajura, throughout the day today.
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Police had opened 14 rounds of
fires in the air to bring the situation under control, said DSP Chaturbhuj Ojha
CPN- US cadres had taken shelter at police post.
NC cadres had attacked the police post saying that CPN (US) activists were
taking shelter inside the post.CPN (US), Bajura, Secretary Pur Bahadur Rawat was attacked with a knife by NC cadres, police said
Rawat is under police protection
The clash had broken out after the CPN (US) cadres hit a dog, said Inspector Bindra Bogati.Police personnel had to open fire in the air
after the NC cadres started attacking the police post
Over a dozen police personnel and five cadres of the NC and CPN (US) were injured in the incident
Additional personnel have been deployed to take the situation control.A version of this article appears in the print on May 07, 2022, of The
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