Cadre of Nepali Congress (NC) Banshidhar Dahal of Panchakanya VDC-2 of Ilam district has threatened to take physical action against a local journalist Toyanath Bhattarai on Sunday (July 25) for not publishing his name in the news.

Toyanath Bhattarai, resident of Panchakanya VDC-2 was threatened for not including Dahal's name in an article on the NC village convention held in the VDC.

According to the journalist Bhattarai, Dahal called him and threatened to break his legs for not mentioning his name in local Sandakpur daily.