Dilendra Prasad Badu.

Activists of Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-Maoists clashed in remote far-western district of Darchula Tuesday after the latter tried to disrupt NC’s election campaign in the village. Although no casualties were reported, the condition of NC parliamentarian Dilendra Prasad Badu including a dozen NC activists is still unknown.

Two Maoist activists were also injured after police used force to foil any untoward incidents during the clash between the two sides that started after

Maoists began pelting stones at NC activists in Latinath VDC. Reports said that police also had to open fire to control the unruly crowd.

“We have received information that there has been clashes in the village,” Chief District Officer Yagyaraj Bohora said, adding, “but we don’t have full details of it since the village doesn’t have any phones.”

NC had started the village campaign from the past one week as part of the party’s election publicity program. In the course, Badu including many NC activists had been organizing assemblies and publicity programs in the rural areas of the district. nepalnews.com ag Feb 06 08

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