BNP youths injured at rally
MASERU — A Basotho National Party (BNP) rally ended in violence after members of the party’s youth league clashed with residents of Ha-’Masana in Qeme on Sunday.
Seven BNP youths were injured while two of them were admitted at Queen ’Mamohato Memorial Hospital with serious injuries following the fracas.
The victims were stabbed with knives while others were stoned.
BNP youth league leader, Tšeliso Lesenya, told the Lesotho Times on Tuesday that they were yet to establish the cause of the fight as it started after the rally.
Police spokesperson Masupha Masupha confirmed the incident.
“Flight One police received a report that some residents of Ha-’Masana attacked some youths who had attended a BNP rally,” Masupha said.
“The police are investigating the case.”
In a statement released on Tuesday Lesenya warned that the BNP will not allow such an incident to happen again.
“The youth league is the eyes and ears of the party and is also responsible for the defence of the party,” Lesenya said.
“Such self-defence can be done at any time.”
He appealed to BNP members to heed party leader Chief Thesele ’Maseribane’s message of peace which he delivered at the rally.
He said the purpose of the rally was to remind BNP members of how the party founder the late Chief Leabua Jonathan preached peace at the same spot, at Fika-le-Mohala, imploring Basotho to seek peace like King Moshoeshoe I.
“The youth league and the entire BNP members were listening to that message of peace that Chief Thesele delivered but unfortunately they were attacked by a band of delinquents,” Lesenya said in the statement.
Comment by Tabola on 21 March 2013:
Manasi a wela batho metseng ea bona
Comment by Malikotoana on 21 March 2013:
Aoo manasi ona le lintoa ke mokhoa bona ha re makale
Comment by Dimammy on 21 March 2013:
Batho hase lintja hleng, ba opeloang I wish ‘em a speedy recovery bt haba tsoha bare:’Neeeeete!!
Comment by League on 21 March 2013:
@Malikotoana they were attacked fool, cant u read? They were attacked by DC deliquents who also held a rally at Qeme
Comment by League on 21 March 2013:
@Malikotoana they were attacked fool, cant u read? They were attacked by DC deliquents who also held a rally at Qeme. Ke tholoana tsa thuto ea mosisili
Comment by Letebele on 21 March 2013:
@League. Ea hore ke DC delinquents u e nka kae mohlomphehi hoba ke bone moo ntate Lesenya a entseng mention DC? Kapa ho ea ka uena hore feela DC e ne e ts’oere seboka Qeme ke litho tsa eona tse entseng tlhaselo eo? Unfounded allegations hangata li lahlehisa ba li utloang ‘me ba qetelle ba lahlehetsoe ke moelelo oa taba. Kahona ke ipiletsa ho uena ho se tlameletse batho haholo ha e le hona ho ntseng ho etsoa lipatlisiso ke ba nang le kobo ea bohali
Comment by Pepper Spray on 21 March 2013:
Letebele, ha u khalemele batho bana ba haeno ba otlang moea ka feisi ha ba bua unfounded allegations hobaneng u khorohela League ha a itsireletsa? Le uena League ea hore ke Ma Feisi a entseng joalo u enka kae. Polotitki a cheap ena ea tena, nxa. Ake le tloheng mona.
Comment by khathatso on 21 March 2013:
Manasi,BNP,hono ke kotlo eneng le e thola kamora hore moetapele oa lona a bue lipolelo tse bosula ka boetapele ba DC,”Tlohellang BNP,ke ntja tsa setsumi,lijana botsona,eka baeka neba tseka makoloi haho khutluoa”Helele luuuuuune!
Comment by ELEMENTS on 21 March 2013:
disgraceful events, lets preach the message of peace and harmony regardless of our political affiliates.
Comment by Bofuma-tsoene on 21 March 2013:
I’m not a politician even though i was raised by BNP supporters.Some BNP’s are found of fighting inocent people. Thesele should see to it that he repremand the youth leaque. I have a strong feeling that the BNP youth league are initial agressors.Why would the villagers attack them for aparant no good reason.
Comment by mannana on 22 March 2013:
we wish them a speedy recovery, coz no one is supposed to be hurt
Comment by MORU on 22 March 2013:
KE LEKHETLO LA HO QETELA HO ETSOA BOTLOKOTSEBE BO JOALE HO MANASHENALE,I SWEAR!
Comment by LERATO on 23 March 2013:
Hahahahaha! ke ba tseba ba le tjena he manasi. Ke hopola ka 1998, ke mang ea neng a etelletse pele bona bacha baa ba manasi? Banna! Batho ba ne ba clape (clap) motho ke ba shebile bano! Ba ipatlela koloi ea hae, joale a ‘KOPA’ ho nka litokomane tsa hae ka koloing, eaba, ho cha mpama. Ntho’e qabolang ke hore moclapi ha a tsebe hore motlelapuoa o ntse a mo tseba.
Comment by LERATO on 23 March 2013:
Hahahahaha! ke ba tseba ba le tjena he manasi. Ke hopola ka 1998, ke mang ea neng a etelletse pele bona bacha baa ba manasi? Banna! Batho ba ne ba clape (clap) motho ke ba shebile bano! Ba ipatlela koloi ea hae, joale a ‘KOPA’ ho nka litokomane tsa hae ka koloing, eaba, ho cha mpama. Ntho’e qabolang ke hore moclapi ha a tsebe hore motlelapuoa o ntse a mo tseba.
Leha ho le joalo, li fetile a ke le tlohelleng ho loana hobane taba eno e tla re khutlisetsa morao, hoja re se re le pelenyana.
Comment by Vampire on 25 March 2013:
Mts…!HONA KE MATHATA RURI!
Comment by moramotho on 26 March 2013:
Thesele o ne a buoa ka khotso? O tsebella khotso kae eena? Le Lea buoa ene ese motho oa khotso kahona he cannot be compared le morena Moshoeshoe 1. Re ntse re li hopola hantle lietsahala tsa 1970 ‘me motho o ipotsa ka thata hore na LCD e kopane joang le batho ba mofuta ono, ntle le haeba batho ba ipitsang malcd hase macongress. Hee empa le ona macongress a ferekane joale tjena,dammit! Polotiki ea bona ke ea litulo/matla, hei! Hee naha ea rona e ferekane! Ebe ke mang eatla nts’a naha ee tebe-tebeng e kaale-kale?