Nepal violence and arrests over new constitution

21 January 2015
Thousands of riot police were on the streets in Kathmandu
Thousands of riot police were on the streets in Kathmandu
<p id="story_continues_1" class="introduction">Scuffles broke out in Nepal's parliament and police arrested protesters in the capital as tensions rose before a deadline to draft a new national constitution.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">Opposition lawmakers threw chairs and microphones and attacked the parliamentary Speaker early on Tuesday.&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">The Maoist opposition accuse the ruling coalition of trying to push through their proposals without consensus.</span></p><p class="introduction"><span style="line-height: 20.3999996185303px;">[video:http://youtu.be/J4AfWiGUPTY width:600 height:350 align:center]<br></span></p><p>Nepal's leaders have set 22 January as a deadline for the draft constitution.</p><div>[toc hidden:1]</div>
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