By Muna Chand
Kathmandu, April 19
Minister for Home Affairs, Bal Krishna Khand has urged all political parties to take part in the May 13 local elections to implement the federal democratic republic further effective.
Emerging from a meeting with Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma, spokesperson for Nepal
Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand, at the Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday,
Minister Khand appealed to all political parties to participate in the upcoming polls to further institutionalize the federal democratic republic.
Stating that the local level election will connect the general public with the local governments, the minister said that the people’s representatives will play an important role in local development and those who will be elected in the upcoming elections should further work to develop their constituency.
According to him, talks were being held with the leadership of the Chand-led party and Janamat Party led by CK Raut to contest in the upcoming polls. Neither of these parties has taken part in any election so far.
“Both political parties are positive about participating in the upcoming polls,” said Madhusudan Bhattarai, press coordinator of the minister, quoting Minister Khand.
In the meeting, leader Bishwakarma demanded the release of his party cadres and leaders and the withdrawal of the cases lodged against them.
According to the spokesperson for the Ministry of Home Affairs, Phadindra Mani Pokharel, the process of releasing the leaders and cadres of the Chand-led party has been started through the office of the Attorney General under the prevailing law.
(RSS)
