3 Dec, Parsa:
At least six agitators were injured in different clashes between the people protesting in Birgunj, Parsa and Indian nationals over disputes at Miteri Bridge in Birgunj last night and today morning.
The disputes flared up after some youths of Raxaul in India escorted a truck bearing Indian number plate to India, as opposed to the protestors’ calls.
The Indian youths reportedly attacked some agitators staging a sit-in at the border point to obstruct supplies at the border as part of their protest programmes against the newly promulgated constitution.
The injured—Madan Yadav, Shatrudhan Yadav, Rekha Devi, Suresh Sah Kanu, Ranjit Sah, Ramdahin Yadav, Nandu Yadav and Firoj Babu Khan—are undergoing treatment at Birgunj-based Narayani Sub-Regional Hospital, police said. Of the injured, one Suresh is said to be in serious condition.
Meanwhile, it is said that concerned persons of both Nepal and India are holding talks to reconcile the disputes and that vehicular movements has been halted for the time being at the border. RSS
