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Election publicity materials make Bhaktapur district look ugly
Four municipalities of Bhaktapur district have become ugly after the publicity materials used during local-level election have not been removed yet.Four municipalities of Bhaktapur district have become ugly after the publicity materials used during local-level election have not been removed yet.
The four municipalities have become ugly as the political parties have not removed the publicity materials including banners, flax boards, party's flags used in the election even after one month of first round of local election. The first round of local –level election was held on May 14.
Election publicity materials are still seen all around the four municipalities of the district— Bhaktapur, Madhyapur Thimi, Suryabinayak and Changunarayan.
Although the Election code of conduct clearly mentions that the election publicity materials should be removed soon after conclusion of the election, the parties have not yet heeded.
Chief of the District Election Office, Bhaktapur, Umesh Rai, clarified that there is a code of conduct that political parties should remove election materials soon after the election, the parties have been escaping this responsibility, saying they would remove it within a few days. RSS