She said, ”Elections in the second phase will be held in the Himalayan districts only if the extreme cold becomes unbearable.”
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Prime Minister Sushila Karki has said that if the temperature in the Himalayan districts increases excessively during the Falgun 21 elections, the elections will be held in the second phase.
Prime Minister Karki, who came to the closing ceremony of the training of students organized by the National Service Corps (NCC) at the Nepal Army barracks in Hattikhor, eastern Nawalparasi, said this in an interview with Kantipur.
Prime Minister Karki said that their full attention is currently focused only on the election and that the election will be held peacefully and enthusiastically. She also spoke about the preparations being made by the government to conduct the election smoothly in the Himalayan districts. She said that the government is thinking of holding the election even if it is carried out by transporting voters in vehicles to places where vehicles come and go in the Himalayan districts. She said, ‘If the situation becomes unbearable due to extreme cold, it will be in the second phase.’
She said that the election is being held under special circumstances and that about 30 to 32 billion will be spent on the election. She said, ‘This election will be a milestone in maintaining stability and peace in the country.’ Prime Minister Karki said that no one has even talked to her about postponing the election so far and said that the issue of postponing the election has now been removed. She said, ‘It will not be postponed. The election will be held at the scheduled time.’
She said that groups that claimed to have received this and received that had also participated in the election, saying, ‘The government is committed to the peaceful and enthusiastic participation of everyone in this election.’
The Prime Minister, who arrived by helicopter, returned to Kathmandu in the afternoon.
