A journalist who went to collect news regarding the local level election was mistreated by Kabi Prasad Neupane, Chief Election Officer. The journalist who went to collect news was pushed out the place of vote counting. Journalists organized a sit-in in front of vote counting site against the incident. स्थानिय तहको निर्वाचनको समाचार संकलनका लागी गएका पत्रकारहरुलाई भरतपुर महानगरका प्रमुख निर्वाचन अधिकृत कविप्रसाद न्यौपानेले दुरव्यवहार गरेका छन् । समाचार संकलनमा रहेका पत्रकारलाई उनले दुरव्यवहार गर्दै मतगणना स्थलवाट वाहिर निकालेका थिए । दुरव्यवहारको विरोधमा पत्रकारले मतगणना स्थल वाहिर धर्ना दिएका छन् ।