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KATHMANDU, Feb 15 - Three weeks have elapsed since he was admitted to Shreer Memorial Hospital in Banepa.

Vice-president of ANNFSU Kavre district, Hira Man Lama, had no idea security forces could go to that extent in brutality.

It was Jan 26, the day a banda was called by the seven-party alliance to protest the controversial municipal elections, and Lama and his friends were busy organizing a rally to make the banda a success.

"We were planning to hold a demonstration when security personnel turned up all of a sudden and threaten to open fire if we ran away," says Lama, his face pale with illness.

Lama and two of his friends were scared stiff and let the security personnel arrest them.

We were dumped into a police van and they began to assault us with boots, batons and rifle butts, using all sorts of abusive language, says a wheel chair-bound Lama.

"You are a Maoist. Do you know that we have shot dead so many Maoists and we are going to kill you also?" Lama quoted the security personnel as telling them.

We cried and pleaded innocence, but our crying only fell on deaf ears, says Lama in hospital.

The security people kicked Lama and his friends out as soon as the police van ground to a halt in front of the police station in Banepa.

The severe beating had already left one of Lama's ribs broken. "On sensing that he was severely injured, the police immediately took him to Dhudikhel Hospital, and when it was found that he had a broken rib, they took him to the district police office and released him in the evening," said Deepak Gautam, one of Lama's friends, who came to Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, along with Lama for an MRI test.

The broken rib also caused wounds in the back which filled with pus. Doctors at the hospital operated to remove it.

Doctors will decide when he is to be discharged after going through the MRI report, which will be out three days later.

When asked if he was going to abandon politics following the incident, he became suddenly excited and said "Not at all, rather the incident has further inspired me to fight for democracy. After all, this is why we need democracy."

Tamang Society of America has celebrated the first Tamang Lhochhar on 29th of Jan on Sunday in NewYork which was absolutely a well organized by TSA, there were about 200 Tamangs from various States to join their festival at Tangra Masala Asian cuisine 39 St Queens NY. The program was lunched with various cultural activities. President of Tamang Society of A merica in USA Mr. Subash Lama welcomed all the participants and exchanged a hearty greetings to all Tamangs and said TSA in future will definately celebrate and continue their own festival which is very neccesary to preserve its culture, tradition, its customss, languages and religion.General Secretary Mr. Ram Tamang expressed about Lhochhar celebration and welcome to all participants. Likewise Mr.Surya Tamang Vice president welcome all the participants, Mr. Bansha Lal Tamang mentioned most neccesary to preseve our culture. Other speakers Board advisers of TSA were Indra Tamang NY, Mr.Manik Lama Boston, Mr.Santosh Lama Connecticut. Tamang Participants collected US$ 900.00 donation and gave thru Mr.Karma Gyalgen Sherpa President of Janajati Maha Sangh USA to help Mr.Phulman Tamang who is going under Heart Velve surgery in Ganga Lal Heart hospital in Kathmandu, Thank You Phyafulla.