JANAKPURDHAM: Tension flared in Madhesh Province on Monday morning after the appointment of UML parliamentary party leader Saroj Yadav as Chief Minister, leading to vandalism inside the Chief Minister’s Office.
According to reports, provincial assembly members, along with several individuals, entered the Chief Minister’s chamber and vandalized furniture and property. They also threw away the national flag displayed in the office.
The incident occurred shortly after Province Chief Sumitra Subedi Bhandari appointed Yadav as Chief Minister from a hotel in Bardibas, Mahottari, under Article 168 (3) of the Constitution, a move that has sparked widespread controversy across the province.
Security has been tightened in the provincial government premises following the incident.
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