NARAYANGADH: The main opposition party UCPN-Maoist cadres attacked a team of Nepali Congress senior leaders in Chitwan on Tuesday. Nepali Congress senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba had reached in Chitwan to attend the anniversary of the NC's sister organisation Nepal Tarun Dal (NTD). The NTD is celebrating its anniversary with different functions across in the country.

According to the police, the Maoists attacked Deuba while he was going to attend the programme of the NTD in Narayangadh. The police said that the windscreen of Deuba's vehicle was damaged. The Maoist cadres were demonstrating with batons and black flags since the morning to disrupt the NTD's programme.

At least half a dozen persons have sustained minor injuries after the police tried to contain the crowd sporting black flags.