26 November, TAPLEJUNG : CPN-UML Secretary Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai’s vehicle came under attack, being vandalized by activists during his return journey from Taplejung to Kathmandu.
Prior to the incident, while visiting Taplejung, Secretary Bhattarai encountered a group of protestors advocating for the name-change of Koshi province. He was initially shown a black flag near his residence in Taplejung by the same group.
As tensions escalated, the activists resorted to vandalizing Bhattarai’s vehicle and raised vocal protests against him, demanding name-change of the province.
Secretary Bhattarai had visited his home district to participate in a program organized by UML.
The demonstrators, supporting an alternate identity, vociferously demanded the revocation of the name ‘Koshi’ in favor of renaming the province as ‘Kirat.’
