Security forces clear obstruction at Birgunj border point, Indian vehicles enter Raxaul

BIRGUNJ: Nepali security forces removed the agitators from the Nepal-India border in Birgunj and cleared the way for the Indian cargo vehicles to go to return Raxaul of India early this morning.

Hundreds of Indian vehicles were stranded on the Nepali side for several weeks after the United Democratic Madhesi Front obstructed the major border entry point protesting the provisions in new Constitution after its promulgation in September.

Following the police intervention, the cadres and supporters of UDMF have gathered at Ghantaghar of Birgunj and staged demonstration.

They have burned tyres and toppled the iron grills and utility poles from roadside in several places and obstructed major thoroughfares in Birgunj, ByPass area, Parwanipur and Gandak areas.

Security personnel had used force to remove about a dozen of agitators who were sleeping in the tents set up at the Miteri Pul, the bridge between Nepal-India border, at around 4:30 am in order to open the passage.

The tents and beddings used by the agitators were burned.

It has been reported that some agitators were injured in the police action. The injured have been taken to Raxaul for treatment, according to local UDMF leaders.

Police stopped general people at Rajat Jayanti Chowk and did not allow them to go towards the border point.