Kathmandu, May 5
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has urged the authorities concerned including the Election
Commission to conduct the upcoming local elections in a free, fair, and impartial manner.
President Bhandari said this during a meeting held with the EC officials on Thursday.
President Bhandari urged the EC to pay maximum attention to security arrangements to allow voters to use their franchise rights without any fear and influence. She also asked the EC to fulfill the legal responsibility to conduct the elections in the country.
On the occasion, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya said that all necessary preparations including enforcement of the election code of conduct to conduct the upcoming local election in a free and fair manner have been completed.
