Maoist cadres beat up GEFONT officials

Maoist cadres Tuesday morning thrashed five officials of General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) in Jamal, Kathmandu.

The Maoist affiliated Young Communist League cadres thrashed GEFONT Bagmati Zone Vice-Chairman Thakur Kumar Shrestha, Secretary of the Kapan Unit Ravi KC, Sitaram Thapa, Binod Kumar Tamang and Prakash Lamichhane over an issue of vehicle parking.

Issuing a press release after the incident, GEFONT condemned the act. It said the incident was shameful that the Maoists were continuing violent activities even after joining the government.