Rautahat Rastriya Swatantra Party District Convention Election Halted Amidst Internal Dispute

Rautahat. The election process underway as part of the first district convention of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) in Rautahat has been temporarily postponed. A letter was submitted to the Election Commission on Sunday demanding a halt to the election, citing internal disputes in the election process, potential clashes, security challenges, and infiltration by other parties.

The letter, addressed to the Election Coordinator, mentioned that disputes had escalated in the representative selection process in some local levels of the district, a lack of transparency was observed, and clashes could occur even during the inauguration session of the convention. It was also stated that due to the situation where the Election Coordinator and members had to conduct candidate nominations via WhatsApp instead of being physically present, and the lack of an environment to post the final voter list, the election had to be halted. The letter was signed by Federal Parliament members Rajesh Chaudhary from Rautahat 1, Rabindra Patel from 3, Ganesh Poudel from 4, and Gajala Shamim Mikrani. Organization Department member Uday Narayan Sapkota, Federal Parliament candidate from Rautahat 2 Sheikh Sagir, and Labor Department member Mohammad Sheikh Sanauallah also signed the letter.

On the other hand, some leaders participating in the convention have begun to interpret the demand for postponing the election as an interference in the democratic process. They have accused influential leaders of trying to halt the election to achieve results favorable to them in the process of selecting leadership by the representatives.

The possibility of disputes had increased in Rautahat's RSP first district convention with 10 aspirants for the district president position, including Pradip Saha, Ajay Saha, Rabindra Yadav, and Rajesh Chaudhary. Previously, the party's election board had published the final list of candidates on Sunday, and the election was scheduled to take place on Monday from 10 AM to 3 PM.