The incident occurred when NC cadres resorted to vandalize vehicles for defying today´s shutdown of Rukum enforced by the party.
As many as a dozen cadres of the Congress including its leader and former Minister of State Gopalji Jung Shah, district President Man Bahadur Nepali, Nepal Tarun Dal President Nanda Bista, Khadak Dangi.
The situation now in Khalanga is tense. However, talks between the district administration and NC leaders are under way. The meeting reached an agreement to resume vehicular movement.
Though the transportation service has come into resumption, main market areas, schools and colleges around headquarters have remained closed.
NC cadres took out to street since early this morning to enforce shutdown and obstruct raod traffic.
The party enforced Rukum shutdown in protest of the murder of its Duli Village Committee President Kabiram Khatry, said the NC district sources.
It has warned to launch strong protest if the party´s demands were not heeded.
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