BHADRAPUR: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has instructed the security bodies to be vigilant against anti-state elements active in the country.

Minister Thapa said so during a meeting with employees and security personnel at the District Administration Office in Jhapa on Wednesday.

He urged everyone to be alert since some internal as well as external elements have been active to topple the government to create instability in the country.

Without naming, Home Minister Thapa said some forces are trying to divide the country in the name of ethnicity and religion.