Kathmandu, April 26: The main opposition CPN (UML) has objected to the Election Commission decision to conduct the vote counting of the local-level election of a first phase instantly and to allow the government present the budget before a second-phase election.
A delegation led
by party parliamentary deputy leader Subash Nembang today called on Chief
Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav and commissioners, drawing their
attention towards the possibility of an influence to a second-phase election by
the immediate vote counts of a first election.
On the occasion, EC
commissioners were urged to be attentive towards the sensitivity, credibility
and reliability of the election.
The delegation
expressed its disapproval to the government and EC decision to revise the
election schedule and to conduct the election in two rounds in a
'long-gap' without what it said
consulting the party.
Stating that the
party was geared up for the election by respecting the earlier decision to hold
the election in a single-phase on May 14, the delegation claimed that the
declaration to conduct in two rounds came abruptly was itself wrong.
Talking to media
persons after the meeting, deputy leader Nembang claimed that the government
plan to announce the budget on May 29 amidst a first and second election would
be violation of the election code of conduct.
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