Kathmandu, Nepal: Even though the government decision to add local levels in Province 2, has created complications to make necessary preparations to hold the third phases of local level elections slated there for September 18, the Elections Commission (EC) the constitutional body responsible to hold the elections in the country, has initiated necessary preparations.
The government has made decision with the aim to woo the agitating Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) to take part in the elections scheduled elections. It is expected that the government decision to add the local units has created just a difficulties to manage the elections, which are going to be held just few weeks later.
Though the EC has not made any official statements regarding the recent increments in the number of local units, its office bearers have said informally that they would manage the things to hold the local elections in the newly added local units.
It is said that the government has made the decision to add the number of local units in province number 2 not only with understanding to the verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) but also consulting with the concerned agencies including the EC and the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC).
With the government’s decision to add nine local units, the number of local levels has reached 753 in the country and 136 in Province 2.
Earlier the government had decided to add 22 local units in Terai districts as of the demands of the agitating RJPN.
The government’s May 22 decision to add 22 local units in Terai districts was quashed by the Supreme Court on August 10.
The SC had quashed the government’s decision as the numbers of local units were added even in the districts where the local level elections were already declared.
As the Supreme Court on August 10 had authorized the power to the government to increase local levels in Province 2 where local polls were yet to be held, the government made the decision to increase the local units only in the province number 2.
With the decision, the government has also published a notice in Nepal Gazette about the increase in local levels in Province 2.
Of the nine new local levels in Province 2, three in Sarlahi, two in Rautahat and one each in Parsa, Dhanusha, Bara district ad Saptari district.
