Rural municipality chairperson assaulted

Published On: April 6, 2022 01:28 PM NPT By: Republica  | @RepublicaNepal


Rural municipality chairperson assaulted

DHADING, April 6: Chairperson of Khaniyabas Rural Municipality, Rana Bahadur Tamang, has been assaulted at Bachchhala. 

A group of people attacked Tamang, who is also the Nepali Congress (NC) Province Constituency President, in the course of a discussion held to recommend the party’s candidate for ward chairperson for the upcoming local elections. 

Chairperson Tamang said a group led by NC cadre Raju Pakhrin attacked him when the discussion regarding ‘ticket recommendation’ was underway. 

Pakhrin and Tamang had been engaged in a dispute regarding ward-3 ticket recommendation from the party.

Injured Tamang is undergoing treatment at Satyadevi Health Post. Police arrested Pakhrin last night. Investigation into the incident is underway, police said.

(RSS)

 

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