Incident Reports

NC-UML clash halts voting at Bhotsipa in Sindhupalchok

2017-05-14

Bagmati, Sindhupalchok, Indrawati

A clash between representatives of Nepali Congress and CPN-UML halted voting at Bhotsipa voting centre in Indrawati Rural Municipality of Sindhupalchok district. Police had opened fire in the air to contain the situation. However, the voting is yet to resume. Police said the clash was erupted after the UML protested efforts of Nepali Congress to use force in the peaceful voting. Efforts are underway to resume the process. इन्द्रावती गाउँपालिकाको भिमटारस्थित भिमेश्वर माविमा पनि अशक्त व्यक्तिलाई भोट हाल्न दिने विषयमा भएको विवादले मतदान स्थगित भएको हो । ती स्थानमा मतदान सुरु गर्न पहल भैरहेको सम्बन्धीत केन्द्रका मतदान अधिकृतले जानकारी दिएका छन् ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Twosided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Group Clash
Weapons None
Primary Cause Election-related incident
Actor 1 - Number of people 10
Actor 1 - Affiliations Nepali Congress and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 10
Actor 2 - Affiliation UML and affiliated org
Actor 2 - Youth unknown
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