A fight between the two groups ensued following a dispute emerged after cadres supporting Bhattarai reached the office to register a trade union of hotel and restaurant workers. The fight escalated after cadres supporting Dahal stopped them questioning the ´authenticity´ of the new association. [break]
Ratan Nagarkoti, Mukunda Pant, Prem Bolkhele from the Dahal group and Bikram Rai and Maniram Thapa from the Bhattarai group were injured in the mishap, Raju Baduwal, a trade unionist belonging to the Bhattarai camp said. The injured have been taken to hospital for medical treatment.
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