Home Minister and Acting Chief Election Commissioner Monitor Election Preparations Across Five Districts

Kathmandu. Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal and Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ramprasad Bhandari monitored the election preparations in five districts on the same day.

On Friday, they inspected the security situation and preparations for the House of Representatives election scheduled for Falgun 21 in Dolakha, Okhaldhunga, Morang, Rautahat, and Parsa.

According to Rama Acharya, Joint Spokesperson for the Ministry of Home Affairs, who participated in the monitoring, Minister Aryal and the Acting Chief Election Commissioner's team conducted an on-site inspection of polling stations in Baideshwor Rural Municipality, Dolakha, and reviewed the security situation. Subsequently, they traveled to Okhaldhunga and held an interaction regarding election preparations and law and order.

At the interaction program organized in Okhaldhunga, Minister Aryal warned that those involved in illegal activities would be brought under the purview of the law and dealt with strictly. Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ramprasad Bhandari stated that those violating the election code of conduct would also be brought under legal action.

During the monitoring, at a program held in Rautahat, Home Minister Aryal stated that everyone has a role in maintaining religious and social harmony in the Terai-Madhes region. He said, 'No leniency should be shown to anti-election elements if they commit any offense related to the election.'

Rautahat's Chief District Officer Dinesh Sagar Bhusal informed that although various groups and organizations occasionally attempt to spread religious and communal discord, they have been brought under control to maintain peace and security.

The monitoring team included Inspector General of the Armed Police Force Raju Aryal, Lieutenant General Pradipjung KC of the Nepali Army, AIG Ganesh Thada Magar of the Armed Police Force, Spokesperson Anand Kafle of the Home Ministry, Joint Spokesperson Rama Acharya, and DIG Vishnu Bhatt of the Armed Police Force.