Home Minister Directs Security Chiefs to Ensure Tight Security for Upcoming Elections

Kathmandu. Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal has directed the heads of security agencies to maintain tight security arrangements for the elections.

During the Central Security Committee meeting chaired by the Home Minister at the Home Ministry on Friday, Minister Aryal instructed the security agencies under the ministry to work on 'high alert' to prevent any lapses in security matters. 

The meeting reviewed the implementation status of decisions made in previous meetings regarding election preparations and also laid out the strategy to address potential additional security challenges as the elections draw nearer.

Home Ministry Spokesperson Anand Kafle stated that the Central Security Committee meeting, which includes the secretaries of the Home and Defense Ministries and the heads or representatives of all four security agencies, reviewed the tasks being performed by responsible bodies, manpower deployment, and logistical plans according to the Integrated Election Security Plan-2082 currently in effect targeting the elections.

The meeting also decided to make the state-of-the-art unit launched by the Nepal Police more effective in preventing the misuse of social media, bring individuals engaging in anti-election activities under the legal framework for action, and ban the use of drones during the elections.

Furthermore, Spokesperson Kafle informed that decisions were made to insure security personnel and election police deployed for the elections, identify polling stations without communication access and make necessary arrangements, and monitor individuals spreading false/misleading information and hate speech that violates the election code of conduct.