KATHMANDU: The CPN-UML has strongly condemned an incident in which activists of the Rastriya Swatantra Party allegedly burned the party flag bearing its election symbol, the “Sun,” in Tulsipur, Dang, on Thursday night.

Issuing a press statement on Friday, UML’s Central Publicity Coordinator, Min Bahadur Shahi, said that the activists not only set fire to the party flag but also chanted abusive slogans against party chair KP Sharma Oli.

He further stated that the incident occurred in the hometown of UML General Secretary Shankar Pokharel.

The UML described the act as criminal in nature and an attack on the state, the people, democracy, and the Constitution.

The party has demanded that those involved in the incident be identified and brought to justice in accordance with the law.