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UML MP physically assaulted

2016-12-15

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Kathmandu

News: Kathmandu/Dec 16, Sthaaniya taha punarsamrachana ko bishaya ma bibad huda Bihibar Nekapa Emaale ka Bajhang ka saamsad Bihibar party kaaryalaya ma aafnai kaaryakarta bata kutiye. UML lawmaker Lal Bahadur Rawal has been physically assaulted by his own cadres in a dispute related to local bodies restructuring. UML cadres beat up lawmaker Rawal on the premises of the party's headquarters in Dhumbarahi on Thursday afternoon. An all-party delegation had reached UML party office, Dhumbarahi, demanding that Kada VDC, the biggest VDC in Bajhang district, be made a separate municipality while restructuring local bodies. The delegation included local leaders and cadres of Bajhang district. The delegation had urged Rawal to sign their demand paper stating that Kada VDC be made separate municipality. In a dispute that ensued after Rawal refused to sign the demand paper, Man Bahadur Bohara, a delegation member and UML leader, punched him in his chest. Rawal is a UML lawmaker representing Bajhang district.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None
Primary Cause Contestation over Constitution and federal restructuring
Actor 1 - Number of people 10
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
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