Finance Minister Inspects Election Preparedness in Kaski, Parbat, and Myagdi Districts

Kathmandu. Finance Minister Rameshwar Prasad Khanal conducted an on-site monitoring visit to the districts of Kaski, Parbat, and Myagdi as part of the preparation monitoring program for the House of Representatives election scheduled for the upcoming Falgun 21. During this visit, he received updates from the Chief District Officers and the four security chiefs in the districts regarding election preparations, security arrangements, adherence to the code of conduct, and other related matters.

During the monitoring conducted on Wednesday, Kaski District Chief District Officer Rudradevi Sharma informed that the level of adherence to the election code of conduct is satisfactory and that 56 polling stations in Kaski district have been designated as highly sensitive polling stations.

Finance Minister Khanal also conducted an on-site visit to the District Election Office during the monitoring to gather information on election preparations. During this time, Chief Election Officer and Election Officer for Constituency No. 1 Himlal Belbase, Election Officer for Constituency No. 2 Nirmala Khadka, Election Officer for Constituency No. 1 Sita Regmi, and Provincial Election Officer Narayan Dhakal provided the Finance Minister with detailed information about the election preparations and current status.

Following the on-site monitoring of election preparations and adherence to the code of conduct, the Finance Minister stated that election preparations are moving forward satisfactorily and praised the WhatsApp groups created by political parties at the local level to resolve internal disputes.

Similarly, Parbat District Chief District Officer Laxmi Prasad Poudel informed that the level of adherence to the election code of conduct is satisfactory and that 35 polling stations in the district have been designated as highly sensitive polling stations.

During the on-site monitoring of Myagdi district, the district's Chief District Officer, Rabindra Acharya, informed that the level of adherence to the election code of conduct is satisfactory and that 15 polling stations in the district have been designated as highly sensitive polling stations.

After monitoring the election preparations and code of conduct compliance in all three districts, the Finance Minister stated that he observed election preparation work progressing satisfactorily and that an environment of clean and creative competition is being built among political parties at the local level. He also mentioned that the government is committed to creating an independent, impartial, and fear-free environment for the election and that the cooperation of all other stakeholders is necessary.