14 Nov, Kathmandu: The CPN (UML) has condemned the attack on its candidate to the State Assembly of Bhojpur and former Minister for Information and Communications, Sherdhan Rai.

Rai vehicle was attacked this morning at Tamke Maiyum Municipality-7 in course of election publicity.

A press release issued today by party Chairman, KP Sharma Oli, blamed that the attack was carried out with an intention to foil the election.

The release states, “The government’s indifference towards series of attack on the candidates of the leftist alliance has surprised our party.”