CPN-UML students close to party Chairman KP Sharma Oli and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal clashed with each other over nominating the candidate for Free Student Union election in Pokhara on Thursday.

Police said students of UML-affiliated All Nepal National Free Students' Union clashed at Prithivi Narayan Campus today. Four students were injured in the scuffle. Police confirmed that the situation has calmed down in the afternoon.

Injured Binaya Rana, Dinesh Dhungana, Bimal Tiwari and Suraj Adhikari are receiving treatment at Gandaki Medical College. All of the injured students are said to be close to leader Nepal.

Police said students of Oli faction had hurled verbal abuse at the students of Nepal's faction the previous day. When they went to complain about the verbal assault in the disciplinary committee, they were attacked, said Inspector Kishor Lamsal of Ward Police Office in Bagar.