YCL cadres thrash UML men in Bhojpur

Four CPN-UML cadres, including the party’s district committee member, were injured when Young Communist League cadres attacked them in Kulung VDC of Bhojpur this morning.

UML district committee member and organisation department chief Ram Singh Rai, former district committee member Khagendra Rai and active cadres Ded Raj Basnet and Kul Bahadur Ghale were injured in the attack, Bhojpur unit of the CPN-UML said.

Ram Singh and Khagendra’s condition is reportedly critical and they were airlifted on an Army he licopter to Dharan for treatment.

Basnet and Ghale have been out of contact since the incident.

The YCL cadres thrashed the UML men after a row between the two sides when the UML side demanded release of a local UML cadre, Kedar Karki, who was abducted by YCL cadres. Karki was abducted for staying as UML’s representative at a polling booth during the CA polls. Karki has not been released yet, the UML said.

According to local eyewitness, a group of 15-20 YCL cadres attacked the UML cadres.

Issuing a press release, the UML condemned the incident, demanded the Maoists to release Karki, Basnet and Ghale; and asked the authorities to take strict action against the assailants.

YCL district secretary Shishir admitted that YCL cadres had attacked the UML men. He said he was however unaware of the cause of the scuffle and a probe into the incident was underway .

He denied that YCL cadres have abducted any UML cadre.

Meanwhile, YCL cadres attacked two UML activists in Patan VDC of Baitadi district. According to Baitadi district secretary of UML Damodar Bhandary, 15-20 YCL cadres attacked Ganga Ram Pahari and Krishna Ram Bhattarai after dragging them out of their homes for not assisting the Maoist in the CA polls.