CPN (Maoist Centre) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that he will take the initiative to elevate the status of Nepalgunj into a metropolis.

Addressing an election rally organised at Tribhuwan Chowk in Nepalgunj Sub-metropolis on Thursday, the former prime minister expressed his commitment to do what is needed from his part to develop Nepalgunj into a thriving metropolis of western Tarai.

Dahal said Nepalgunj has the potential of becoming an economic and tourism hub of the region.

He also remembered late Nepali Congress president and former prime minister, Sushil Koirala, whom he described as the “guardian of Nepalgunj”.

He said that he was ready to take up the role of a guardian of Nepalgunj just like Koirala.

The Maoist Centre chairman also attended the election rallies of his party in Khajura, Baijanath and Sitapur on the same day.