Oppn cadres clash with police as they wave black flags at PM Bhattarai in Baglung

Nearly a dozen cadres of the opposition parties were injured in police action during their protest against Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai in Baglung Bazaar when he arrived there to inaugurate a hospital building on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai at the premises of Dhaulagiri Zonal Hospital...

Police baton-charged as soon as the protesters starting waving black flags and chanting slogans against PM Bhattarai. Nepal Student Union (NSU) district president Harihar Sharma, NSU cadres Purna Acharya and Bal Krishna Sharma, ANNISU-Revoluntionary (CPN-Maoist aligned) district chairman Rim Roka and central member Jog Lal Budha were among those injured in the police action, local journalist Deepak Gautam said.

PM Bhattarai arrived in Baglung accompanied by Education Minister Dina Nath Sharma, who hails from the district. nepalnews.com