Baneshwar area tense, police fire dozen tear gas shells

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KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Tension flared up outside the Constituent Assembly building at New Baneshwar on Friday afternoon.

A clash ensued between police and the cadres of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Nepal (RPP-N) after the latter tried to enter the prohibited zone, demanding Nepal as a Hindu state.

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Police fired about a dozen rounds of tear gas shells to take the situation under control.



The cadres led by RPP-N leader Ganesh Thapa vandalized government vehicles, demanding resignation of Home Minister Bamdev Gautam.

Meanwhile, the protestors threw away street-dividers, chanting slogans, "Reinstate Hindu State, we are ready to wage war for it."


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Photos by Madan Chaudhary/Republica

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