Nepali Congress on June 25 has strongly condemned the government’s treatment of its cadres who had waved black flag against the Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai at the Tribhuvan International Airport.

Issuing a statement, NC condemned the government’s use of excessive force. Prime Minister Bhattarai was returing home after attending the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Demonstrators including Central President of the Nepal Students Union Ranjit Karna, Central President of the Nepal Peasants Association and Central Member of Nepal Tarun Dal Saraswati Shah were arrested.

Nepali Congress has criticized the government, accusing it of intervening in the peaceful demonstration, dubbing this act as unconstitutional, violation of fundamental rights of the people and the rule of law and has demanded early release of the arrested cadres.