Police arrest opposition leaders in Nepalgunj

In a bid to foil the anti-poll drive of the seven opposition political parties, the police, on Tuesday morning, arrested some leaders of seven opposition alliance in Nepalgunj while conducting anti-poll campaign.

Police arrested seven leaders from Gharbaritole of Nepalgunj while they were conducting a door to door program to asking people not to participate in the municipal polls.

Those arrested leaders are Dev Raj Bhar of CPN-UML, Arun Koirala of Nepali Congress (NC), Gajendra Hamal, of NC (Democratic), Tek Narayan Bhusal of NSU, Upendra Kunwar, Agabar Kha and Sabir Ali Jatshaun affiliated to Trade Union.

A Nepalgunj based Human Rights activists, who met the detainees informed Nepalnews that they are detained at District Police Office.

The alliance of seven opposition parties is organizing various programmes to actively boycott the municipal election slated for February 8. They have started door-to-door campaign against poll boycott and announced to socially boycott the candidates participating in the municipal election. nepalnews.com pb Jan 24 06

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