Janamat Party cadres, police clash in Janakpur

JANAKPURDHAM: A clash ensued between the cadres of Janamat Party led by CK Raut and police personnel in Janakpur, Dhanusha on Wednesday.

The clash erupted after the Janamat Party cadres tried to enter the polling station of the National Assembly elections at Mahendra Narayan Nidhi Pratisthan near District Police Office, Janakpur this morning.

Police lobbed dozens of tear gas shells to disperse the mob.

It has been learnt that some Janamat Party cadres and police personnel were injured in the clash.

A large number of police personnel have been deployed to prevent any untoward incident.

The Janamat Party cadres have been staging demonstrations in various parts of Janakpur since that morning demanding that the government address the demands of farmers at the earliest.