The United Democratic Madhesi Front cadres on Friday manhandled CPN-UML leaders and cadres who were on the street to promote the party’s Mechi-Mahakali campaign beginning on Saturday. They smeared black soot on UML District Deputy Secretary Pratap Narayan Chaudhary while chased away other leaders including the District Secretary Shambhu Yadav from the street. While Chaudhary was distributing flyers about the UML campaign, the UDMF cadres encircled and misbehaved with him in Hatiya, Rajbiraj-1. UDMF District Coordinator Dinesh Yadav took responsibility of the mistreatment arguing the UML carried out its activities without giving a heed to the rage and anger Madhesi people had against the party. He said it was not the UDMF, but people who smeared the black soot. UML District Chairman Govinda Neupane, however, said the UDMF cadres resorted to the abuse after Chaudhary did not submit himself to the pressure they had put on him to leave the party. Meanwhile, the UDMF cadres also snatched away various promotional materials as well as some cash from other party leaders, according to Neupane. The party demanded immediate action against the assailants. While the main opposition party is launching the nationwide Mechi-Mahakali campaign targeting the Tarai district, the UDMF has been obstructing its leaders and cadres claiming the party was against the rights of Madhesi people. संयुक्त लोकतान्त्रिक मधेसी मोर्चाका कार्यकर्ताले सप्तरीको राजविराजमा एमालेका स्थानीय नेतालाई कालो मोसो दलेका छन्। सप्तरी प्रहरीका अनुसार शुक्रबार बिहान पौने १२ बजे राजविराजको मालपोत कार्यालय अगाडि मोर्चा कार्यकर्ताले एमाले जिल्ला सहसचिव प्रतापनारायण चौधरीलाई कालोमोसो दलेका हुन्। घटना भएको बेला चौधरी एक्लै हिँडिरेका थिए। प्रहरीले घटनामा संलग्नको खोजी भइरहेको जनाएको छ। एमालले भोलिदेखि मेची महाकाली अभियान सुरु गर्न लागेको छ। अभियान अन्तर्गत फागुन २३ गते राजविराजमा हुने सभालाई एमाले अध्यक्ष केपी शर्मा ओलीले सम्बोधन गर्ने कार्यक्रम छ। ओलीलाई राजविराज आउन नदिने मोर्चाको अडानका कारण बिहिबारदेखि नै सप्तरीमा तनावको अवस्था सिर्जना भएको छ।