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‘Local polls for giving democracy a boost’
Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel has said elections are necessary for safeguarding the major political achievements of the past decade.Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Poudel has said elections are necessary for safeguarding the major political achievements of the past decade.
Talking to journalists at Biratnagar Airport on Saturday, Poudel said the elections should be held to protect democracy and federalism achieved through popular movements. “Elections will be held in a free and fair manner across the country,” he claimed.
Saying that the groundwork for the elections had been laid, the NC leader urged everyone concerned to take part in the polls.
Poudel urged the Madhesi Morcha, which has warned of boycotting and disrupting the local level polls scheduled for May 14, to support the elections to make the alliance stronger to carry forward its agendas.
He added that the major political parties were working seriously to address the demands of the Morcha by endorsing the constitution amendment bill with necessary revision. (PR)