KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Effigies of Nepali Congress (NC) President Gagan Thapa and Vice President Bishwa Prakash Sharma were burned in Kanchanpur constituency no. 3 by supporters of former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak, who was denied a party ticket.
The protest took place in Dodhara–Chandani, with Lekhak’s supporters expressing their anger over the decision.
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Lekhak has previously contested elections from the same constituency and won a seat in the dissolved House of Representatives (HoR) elections.
The party has nominated Hari Bohara as its candidate from the constituency this time.