Miscellaneous
Govt to write to EC today to start poll preparations
The government on Thursday decided to write to the Election Commission (EC), asking it to start preparations for local level elections.The government on Thursday decided to write to the Election Commission (EC), asking it to start preparations for local level elections.
The Cabinet decided to request the election body to make necessary preparations for local elections, said Minister for Information and Communications Surendra Karki, also the government spokesperson, after Thursday’s Cabinet meeting.
According to a secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Home Affairs would prepare the letter and send it to the EC on Friday.
A decision to write a letter to the EC on Thursday comes amid pressure from the main opposition CPN-UML to declare the dates for local elections at the earliest.
But the letter to the EC looks more like a symbolic move, as according to sources, it won’t be carrying any message in regards to dates for the elections. The government is planning to hold local level elections by mid-May.