There have been clashes in various parts of Kathmandu including Basundhara, Budhanilkantha and Jorpati, Thursday, between agitating Unified CPN (Maoist) cadres and cadres of other political parties backed by locals in the course of the indefinite general strike called by the Maoists.
Basundhara Chok saw scuffles between the two groups after a group of some youths carrying Lathis and rods protested against the Maoist bandh. At least two persons have been injured in the clashes. A large number of policemen have been deployed in the area to take the situation in control. The situation continues to remain tense. Situation is tense in Budhanilkantha, too. There were clashes between locals and Maoist cadres this morning. At least three persons including a minor were injured in the incident. Police fired six rounds of tear gas shells to take the situation in control.
In Jorpati, clashes occurred between Maoist cadres and youths supporting Nepali Congress backed by locals. About 15 persons have been injured in the clashes.
Rallies have been taken out and demonstrations staged against the indefinite general strike of the Maoists in various other parts of the capital including Kirtipur, Pulchok, Kapan, Bouddha, and Dhobighat, among others. There have been minor scuffles in some of the places. There have been similar clashes in various parts of the country outside capital Kathmandu.
Maoist cadres have accused UML affiliated Youth Force (YF) of instigating the clashes. Sources say, YF has been aggravated by the clashes that occurred on Wednesday particularly the one in Lothar, Makwanpur, where one of their cadres was killed by the Maoist affiliated Young Communist League during a clash Wednesday evening.
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