The protesters had blockaded the entrance to the prime minister's office and other government buildings in the capital, Kathmandu, on Thursday."We used force after the protesters tried to breach our security cordon and enter the prohibited zone," Kanchha Bhandari, the deputy superintendent of police, said.
The Maoists quit the government in May after the president stopped them from sacking the head of the army.
Nationwide protests
The Maoists, led by the former prime minister Prachanda, have said that the president had undermined the supremacy of the civilian government in stopping them from acting.
"Unless the president's move is corrected, we will continue our protests"
Prachanda,
former Maoist prime minister
