During election campaigning in Bedouli Village, Ward No. 6 of Gujara Municipality, Rautahat Constituency No. 3, proportional candidate Lalbabu Mansuri of the Aam Janata Party was attacked on March 3. Mansuri was treated at Chandranigahapur Hospital for injuries sustained in the attack, which included a broken nose.
According to Mansuri, local workers of the People’s Socialist Party (PSP) and the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) were involved in the attack. He stated that while conducting a door-to-door campaign in Bedouli, a group approached him intending to provoke a dispute, and when he tried to calm the situation, they suddenly beat him with sticks.
The Rautahat District Police Office has stated that necessary investigations into the incident are underway.