Rein in your cadres

The ultimate onus for violence of political cadres rests on the shoulders of party leadership.

From Tulsipur to Sunsari to Rautahat, political parties and cadres alike have traded the ballot for the bludgeon, creating a climate of fear that threatens to derail the electoral process. The violence displayed by party cadres over the last few days is an affront to the constitution and a direct assault on the rights of the Nepali voter.