JSP to nominate both men and women candidates for vice president

KATHMANDU, March 11: Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal is going to nominate both men and women candidates. At the meeting of 10 parties held today at the Prime Minister's residence, Baluwatar, JSP President Upendra Yadav expressed the view that two candidates will be nominated from his party. 

Since the Election Commission can cancel the candidature of men, the alliance party requested Jaspa president Upendra Yadav to nominate women candidates. Sources said that he argued that while there is a provision in the constitution that candidates from different genders or communities can be nominated, there is no need to nominate only women.

Yadav questioned saying, "According to the spirit of the constitution, JSP nominates the candidate for the vice president." But an agreement wasn't made on this proposal.

Four parties have agreed to give the vice president to JSP. If JSP nominates a man and the commission rejects it, the candidacy of a woman is forced to continue. After that, the coalition parties will be forced to vote for women. After discussing this matter in the meeting, President Yadav stated that he will nominate both women and men from his party. 

JSP has now called a meeting of the executive committee at the party office in Balkumari to decide on the candidates by discussing these issues.

The power partner Janamat Party will be making Mamata Jha the vice presidential candidate.