Minister for Home Affairs Janardan Sharma has urged the voters to take part in the election with confidence.

Speaking in the face-to-face organised by Reporters Club Nepal in Kathmandu on Monday, he called on the voters to go to the polls assuredly as all the required security arrangements have been put in place for the second round local level election scheduled for June 28.

"The security plan has been further enhanced and revised drawing on the experience from the first phase of local polls. There is no problem as regards security and an environment has been made for taking part in the voting with confidence and sense of security," The Home Minister asserted.

Stating that the CPN-Maoist Biplov group and the Rastriya Janata Party were also taking part in the election as independent candidates, he expressed the confidence that the second phase local election would also be successful like the first one.

"I have been to every province where the second round local election is being conducted and also participated in the interaction and discussions of the security bodies there. The security plan of every district and polling centre has been revised and there is no fear taking part in the election," he explained.

The Home Minister also believed that the local level election would open the door to positive competition for the country's development and the people were very much eager to participate in this historic event.

He also urged all the political parties and election candidates to strictly abide by the silent period which has already come into force.

The second round local election is taking place in 35 districts of Province 1, 5 and 7 on June 28. Six million 432 thousand 765 voters will cast their votes in the election. RSS