Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has urged the people to vote for the Nepali Congress in the upcoming federal and provincial elections for amending the constitution in favour of Madhes and the Madhesi people.

“The Congress is committed to amending the constitution in favour of the Madhesi people. We need a two-thirds majority for amendment,” the NC president told a gathering of party activists in Janakpur on Wednesday. He promised that the constitution would be amended if his party won the upcoming polls to rectify “some shortcomings” in the charter. “Madhes still has poverty. Madhesi people are also deprived of their rights. All these problems will be sorted only through constitutional amendments,” the PM said.

Calling Janakpur a cultural and religious heritage site, Deuba said the city has contributed to the strengthening of ties between Nepal and India.

‘Ensure security to exercise franchise’

PM Deuba has instructed security agencies to keep vigil so that voters can use their democratic right without fear. Addressing a meeting of security agencies in Province 2, the prime minister urged them to work for making the elections scheduled for November 26 and December 7 successful.

Chief District Officers and high level security officers of Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and the National Investigation Department attended the session.