Cadres of ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN (Maoist Centre) clashed at Chinabagar in Sanibheri Village Council Ward No 1 in Rukum district on Tuesday.

Cadres of both the parties sustained minor injuries in the clash.

Police had to fire two warning shots into the air after the situation turned worse, said Thamman Bahadur Rajali, Inspector at the District Police Office, Rukum. He said that the situation is gradually limping back to normalcy.

The clash ensued after the Maoist cadres tried to obstruct the election campaign of NC candidate Gorakha Prasad Chand. Chand has filed his nomination for the post of village council chairman in the local level elections slated for May 14.

Maoist Centre village council chairman candidate Nar Bahadur Pun, however, claimed that the clash broke out due to the NC cadres.