23 cadres apprehended for enforcing Nepal Banda in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Police have arrested 23 individuals in charge of enforcing Nepal Banda in Kathmandu earlier on Wednesday morning.

The arrested individuals include two females and 21 males who are trying to enforce Nepal Banda to protest against the Millennium Corporate Challenge (MCC), according to SP Santosh Singh Rathor of the Metropolitan Police Office.

Of the arrested, Mangal Bahadur Moktan had tried to light a taxi at Koteshwar.

Earlier on Tuesday, following the ruling party, Nepali Congress (NC)’s decision to table the MCC in parliament, various political parties decided to enforce Nepal Banda against it.