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35 including PM grilled for violating election code of conduct

Nepalkhabar

 |  Kathmandu

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba (left) and Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’.

The Election Commission (EC) has sought clarifications from 35 individuals including Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and Chairman of the ruling CPN (Maoist Center) Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda'.

The EC has asked for an explanation from the head of the government to the ward chairperson for carrying out activities contrary to the code of conduct issued for the House of Representatives and Province Assembly elections.

The commission informed that it has sent letters to 35 people seeking clarifications on the violation of the code that took place since October 13.

According to Commission sources, clarifications have been sought from the office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers to the 'viral' ward president Mukund Rizal of Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

The explanation that started from former Prime Minister Prachanda has reached the Prime Minister's Office, Urban Development Minister Metmani Chaudhary, CPN Unified Socialist Leader Krishna Kumar Shrestha 'Kisan', Janamat Party President CK Raut.

According to sources, the commission asked 35 people, including Pukar Bam, a member of the House of Representatives from the Rastriya Swatantra Party in Kathmandu-1, Shishir Khanal, the candidate of the same party in Kathmandu-6, and Mukund Rizal, the ward chariman of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-16.

According to sources, the Commission has asked the Prime Minister's Office for an explanation based on a news published online.

In the news, details were mentioned that the caretaker government had passed long-term plans.

Similarly, the EC sought an explanation from Urban Development Minister Choudhary after he reached his home district Dang and  distributed relief materials including rice to the flood victims.

Chaudhary has been fielded as a member of the House of Representatives on behalf of the Unified Socialist from Dang-1 by the ruling coalition.



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