Incident Reports
Four injured in a clash between cadres of Nepali Congress and CPN-UML cadres in Darchula; vehicles vandalized during election campaing
2022-05-08
Sudurpashchim, Darchula, Shailyashikhar
Four people including temporary police were injured in a clash between Nepali Congress and CPN-UML cadres in Shailyasikhar municipality of Darchula on May 8 morning during election campaign. According to Rajesh Bista, CPN-UML municipal committee's chairperson, the clash erupted during the election campaign when Nepali Congress cadres tried to obstruct CPN-UML from organizing election campaign in the area. Cadre Harka Parki of Nepali Congress, driver Prajapti Mahara of CPN-UML, Raju Kolu and Gopal Bista, a temporary police sustained minor injuries in the clash
During election campaigns, CPN-UML and Nepali Congress resorted to vandalizing each other's vehicle. The vehicle bearing number plate of Ma 1 Ja 267 of Nepali Congress was vandalized by CPN-UML and vehicle bearing number plate of Ma 1 ja 516 of CPN-UML was vandalized by Nepali congress in Gokuleshwor.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Violent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Group Clash |
| Weapons | None |
| Primary Cause | Election-related incident |
| Secondary Cause | Contestation between Parties |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Nepali Congress and affiliated org |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Left Alliance (CPN-MC, UML & others) |
| Actor 2 - Youth | unknown |
| Total Injured | 4 |
