Factions of Nepal Student Union (NSU), a student wing of the Nepali Congress (NC), clashed at the party headquarters on February 24, prompting the Police to charge batons and leaving around 16 persons injured, reports The Himalayan Times. The two groups of students — one close to the NC faction led by President Sher Bahadur Deuba and the other close to Krishna Prasad Sitaula — had reached the party headquarters to pressure the leadership not to delay formation an ad hoc committee of the NSU after the dissolution of its central committee. The clash erupted after student leaders led by Kundan Kafle (close to Sitaula camp) tore banners displayed by students led by Rishikesh Jung Shah (close to Deuba camp), who were organising a silent demonstration, according to Shah. As soon the situation turned violent as students started exchanging bricks and stones, and the Police then had to charge batons. At least 16 persons sustained injuries in the incident, including around four journalists.