Finance Minister Urges Confidence in Election Preparations During Baglung Visit

Baglung. Finance Minister Rameshwar Khanal has urged all concerned parties to proceed confidently with election preparations. During his on-site inspection of election readiness in Baglung, he informed that the government is arranging for citizens to vote in a peaceful environment.

Finance Minister Khanal directed everyone to focus on election preparations without fear and urged them to be confident that citizens will be able to exercise their right to vote in a fear-free environment. He inspected the Chief Electoral Officer's Office Baglung, the District Election Office, and the District Administration Office.

Following the inspection, Chief District Officer Krishna Prasad Acharya informed that Finance Minister Khanal received updates on security arrangements, police mobilization, and other related matters during the security committee meeting in the district.

Finance Minister Khanal stated that there would be no shortage of resources for the election. "It is everyone's duty to make the election successful; it is our responsibility to provide and ensure security arrangements and the implementation of the code of conduct," he said. "The government will leave no stone unturned to conduct the election in a fear-free environment. If there are any problems, they will be resolved immediately upon notification; mutual coordination and cooperation are necessary for this. Citizens must be able to vote in a comfortable environment."

Finance Minister Khanal gathered information regarding the overall security situation in the district, details of polling stations, and the status of the implementation of the code of conduct. Sita Sharma Adhikari, the Chief Election Officer of Baglung, briefed the Finance Minister on the existing peace and security arrangements, the enforcement of the code of conduct, and the election preparations made so far.

Finance Minister Khanal, who arrived in Baglung today, gathered information from security agencies, the Chief Electoral Officer, and election office officials regarding election preparations and the ground situation in the district before heading to inspect the Electoral Officer's Office Area No. 2 in Burtibang.

He instructed security agencies to be vigilant and edit any false or misleading information that might arise during the election period. Chief Election Officer Adhikari, Chief District Officer Acharya, Superintendent of Police Tilak Bharti, and others informed Minister Khanal about the election preparations and confirmed that the code of conduct had not been violated in the area.

Baglung, which has ten local levels and 85 wards, has two House of Representatives constituencies. The District Election Office stated that for the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21, 107 polling locations and 230 polling centers have been established. Baglung has a total of 193,381 registered voters. Twenty-three candidates are competing for the two House of Representatives seats.