Nepali Congress has condemned the incident of bomb attack on its federal parliamentary candidate from Kathmandu, constituency-4, Gagan Kumar Thapa, while he was in an election campaign at Chapali in Budhanilkantha Municipality-2 on Monday.

Issuing a statement following the attack on Thapa, the party has said: "NC strongly condemns the terror attacks on its leaders, candidates and cadres with an intention to kill," adding, "Such incidents violates citizen's fundamental right to conduct election programmes in peaceful and undisturbed manner."

The party has sought immediate identification of the miscreants and the concerned authorities take stern action against them.

"The incidents of attacks on the NC leaders and candidates have been increasing as of late due to the rising popularity of the party and democratic values it upholds," read the statement, "It is sad to learn that anti-democratic forces are trying to end the democracy through series of planned violent incidents."