Chief District Officer and Head of the District Security Committee, Jagadishwar Upadhyay, said that the District Security Committee is regularly monitoring the situation to strengthen the peace and security situation in the district.
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It is said that security preparations have been completed in Surkhet for the upcoming House of Representatives elections to be held on Falgun 21. The District Administration Office, Surkhet has stated that security preparations have reached the final stage in both the constituencies of the district.
Chief District Officer Jagdishwar Upadhyay informed that all preparations for election security have been completed. Talking to Kantipur, he said, ‘Along with security, all other human resources have been deployed for the elections. The Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepal Army, which are deployed for election-focused peace and security purposes, have been deployed. We have made an action plan to reach the relevant places by the 18th.’
He claimed that the peace and security situation in the district has been strengthened. According to him, the Nepal Army, the Armed Police Force and the Nepal Police have been deployed in 12 places in the district so far, and 140 polling stations and 179 places covering each municipality have been deployed in each municipality. He said that there has been no untoward incident in the district so far. He said that security agencies at all levels have been actively mobilized to conduct the elections peacefully.
All political parties and candidates in the district are holding public meetings and other programs in their own time in a harmonious manner. He said, "We have also made an action plan for transporting ballot boxes and have finalized the preparation of vehicle management."
There are 2 temporary polling stations in the district with 140 polling stations. There are 305 polling stations. Of these, 20 polling stations have been placed on the list of highly sensitive. 87 polling stations have been placed on the list of sensitive, while the rest have been placed on the general list. The District Security Committee has classified the polling stations based on remoteness, geographical conditions, and past incidents.
935 Nepal Police, 238 Armed Police, and 512 Nepal Army will be deployed in the district for the elections. Similarly, 1,840 election police will also be deployed for election security.
Chief District Officer and District Security Committee Chief Upadhyay said that the District Security Committee is regularly monitoring the situation to strengthen the peace and security of the district.
He said that so far, no written complaint has been received in the district regarding the violation of the election code of conduct. Stating that the verbal incidents have been addressed, he said that the incidents have not been repeated.
This time, the incidents of violation of the election code of conduct on social media have also been monitored. For this, a cyber cell has been established in the district. A team from the police cyber cell and Nepal Telecom employees have been deployed for monitoring. They are working by monitoring social media.
