Incident Reports

Two elected representatives thrashed

2018-01-25

Gandaki, Baglung, Dhorpatan

CPN-Maoist Centre leader Devendra Poudel and Rastriya Janamorcha’s Tek Bahadur Ghartimagar are reported to have been thrashed by their own supporters. Poudel was elected member of the Parliament from Baglung Constituency-2, while RJ’s Ghartimagar had won the election from the same constituency as a provincial assembly member. As per reports, CPN-MC’s Tulsiram Aryal manhandled them at Burtigang bazaar-based Miraz Hotel of Dhorpatan Municipality-1 on Thursday night. Aryal is also said to have manhandled Poudel’s bodyguard. It is said that Aryal had played a crucial role in the victory of the two leaders. While Aryal slapped Poudel twice for not informing him about a programme at Nisikhola yesterday afternoon, he had also punched Ghartimagar once. Some of the windows of the hotel were also broken in the incident. On being asked if he had thrashed the two, Aryal admitted doing it. “I did everything to ensure their victory in the elections and now they totally ignore us, which simply was not fair,” he said. An influential political figure in his locality, Aryal had lost in the second Constituent Assembly election by a small margin. Aryal was recommended as a the CPN-MC’s candidate for the parliamentary election. However, the party chose Poudel, who had returned to the CPN-MC after quitting Naya Shakti Party-Nepal led by Baburam Bhattarai. “He (Aryal) was drunk,” said Poudel, who, however, did not reveal if he was actually thrashed. “But this is not a big issue and I’m now returning to the headquarters,” he said. Meanwhile, it is also said that Poudel and Ghartimagar had reached Aryal’s residence this morning following yesterday night’s incident but couldn’t meet him. बाग्लुंङ जिल्ला क्षेत्र नंबर २ का दुई जना संसद्माथि हातपात भएको छ । जिल्लाको प्रतिनिधिसभा क्षेत्र नंबर २ बाट निर्वाचित संसद देबेन्द्र पौडेल र सोहि क्षेत्रको प्रदेश ख बाट निर्वाचित प्रदेश सभा सदस्य टेकबहादुर घर्तिमगर माथी आफ्नै नेताबाट हातपात त भएको हो । बिहिबार ढोरपाटन नगरपालिका-१ बुर्तिबांङ बजार स्थित मिराज होटलमा माओबादी केन्द्र महाधिवेशन आयोजक समिति सदस्य तुलसीराम अर्यालले हातपात गरेको प्रत्यक्स्यदर्सिले बताएका छन् । दुई संसदसंगै पौडेलका अंगरक्षकमाथी समेत हातपात भएको थियो । बिहिबार दिउँसो निसिखोलामा आयोजित कार्यक्रममा जाने बिषयमा आफुंलाई कुनै खबर नगरेर बेवास्ता गरेको भन्दै अर्यालले सुरुवातमा पौडेललाई दुई झापड हानेका थिए । त्यसलगत्तै धारमा मुख धुन गएका प्रदेश सभा सदस्य घर्तीलाई पनु उनले एक मुक्का प्रहार गरेका थिए । हतपत गर्ने क्रममा होटेलको केहि सिसा पनि फुटेको छ ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Assault (small group)
Weapons None , None
Primary Cause Other political issues
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations CPN (Maoist Center) and affiliated org , CPN (Maoist Center) and affiliated org
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people 2
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) CPN (Maoist Center) and affiliated org
Actor 2 - Youth noyouth
Total damaged Buildings 1
National/Online Media , Local Newspaper - Dhanusha

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