Students affiliated to SLMM have staged demonstration in Janakpur since early morning today against the attack on Sadbhawana party leader Rajendra Mahato by police yesterday in Biratnagar. The students have staged protests in Ramananda chowk, Pidari chowk and Bajarang chowk among others by burning tyres and chanting slogans against the government. The demonstration was organized by Pragatishil Madhesi Samaj. The demonstrators have also enforced the closure of all educational institutions in Janakpur and are demanding action against the policemen involved in attacking Mahato.
Mahato was injured yesterday during a clash with police while the former and his cadres were preparing to stage sit-in at Jogbani in Morang yesterday. Mahato is undergoing treatment at Golden hospital in Biratnagar.