Festering political feud resulted in violent election day, observers say – My Asian Marketplace

Very few incidents of violence and confrontation were reported in the run up to the local elections held on Friday. But a relatively large number of incidents happened on the polling day in different parts of the country with cadres of the political parties engaging in such acts. In Katari, Udayapur, one died in police firing after violence erupted after the elections were over. In Gorkha, a volunteer mobilised at Tarakhase polling centre in Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality-2 sustained bullet injuries when the security personnel opened fire to contain a mob. Election-related violence was reported in nearly 20 places across…