The main opposition party CPN-UML on Friday warned the government not to withdraw any case against those involved in a violent police-protestor clash in Tikapur of Kailali district last year, in which eight security personnel and a child were killed.

Amid speculations and media reports that the government was preparing to withdraw the cases against those being tried for their involvement in the carnage so as to appease Madhes-centric parties, the main opposition today said such a withdrawal would be against the Constitution, rule of law and democratic norms and values.The ongoing Central Committee of the party endorsed a special proposal to make the decision today, party’s Secretary and Chief of the Publicity Department, Yogesh Bhattarai, informed in a statement this evening.