In Dewanganj’s tense hours, the Home Minister stays away

Sunsari’s Dewanganj area has been tense since Sunday night, after a dispute over a flag placed at a local intersection turned into a clash. Local administration has deployed a large number of security personnel to calm the tension at the village level. While no unpleasant incident has occurred so far, both sides remain dissatisfied and tense, according to the local administration. The effects of the tension seen in Dewanganj have also spread to some other districts in Madhesh.

To normalise the situation in Dewanganj, locals have demanded the presence of political leadership. According to Dewanganj Rural Municipality Chairperson Bechan Prasad Mehta, locals have demanded that the home minister come to the site himself to address the problem.