CPN-UML Leader Accuses Government of Plotting to Postpone Elections

Kathmandu. Ram Bahadur Thapa 'Badal', Vice Chairman of CPN-UML and Coordinator of the Election Mobilization Committee, has accused the current government of being engaged in a game to postpone the elections. Speaking at a press meet organized by the CPN-UML Publicity and Publication Department at the party's central office on Wednesday, Thapa expressed serious doubts about the government's intentions.

Thapa claimed that the Prime Minister's recent statement suggesting that elections in the Himalayan region might be postponed is a link in the conspiracy to delay the polls. 'The Prime Minister's recent statements clearly indicate an attempt to postpone the elections,' he said. 'The government appears to be focused on how to evade conducting the elections rather than completing them.'

He stated that the Prime Minister's remarks have created confusion among the general voters and political parties. Thapa also accused the government of devising various schemes to spoil the election environment. He alleged that the government is busy dragging various parties into controversy during the election period and disturbing the balance of power by casting its shadow over the judiciary.

'The current government is on a path to prolong its tenure through conspiracy rather than ensuring free and fair elections,' Thapa added.