”There is no way for Nepalis living abroad to vote. Whatever campaigns Nepalis living abroad should run, you should run them from your own places,” Minister Pun had said.
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Prime Minister Sushila Karki held about six hours of discussions with the Election Commission, political parties, heads of security agencies, and civil society representatives on the agenda, including granting voting rights to Nepali voters living abroad.
With less than two and a half months left until the election date of Falgun 21, discussions were held on the preparations needed to grant voting rights to Nepalis living abroad.
Representatives of political parties, civil society representatives, leaders of the Gen-G movement, and heads of security agencies participated in the meeting on behalf of the government, including the Prime Minister, Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal, Education Minister Mahabir Pun, Law Minister Anil Sinha, and Communications Minister Jagdish Kharel.
After everyone expressed their views in the meeting, Prime Minister Sushila Karki made the closing remarks. Where she said that she was committed to completing the voting. She urged that all political parties as well as people working in every sector of the country should make united efforts to conduct the elections on Falgun 21 peacefully.
However, before Prime Minister Karki's address was over, Gen-G representative Bhavana Raut expressed dissatisfaction saying that the government had not received a statement on granting the right to inter-district voting. 'Why didn't you answer, inter-district voting . The Home Minister had to speak .' She demanded that Home Minister Aryal resign if legal arrangements could not be made for inter-district voting . Home Minister Aryal, however, did not express an opinion in the meeting .
While Raut was speaking, Education Minister Pun, who was sitting to the right of Prime Minister Karki, also asked for an answer, 'Why did you say that Nepalis living abroad will be able to vote or not?' Minister Pun said that no conclusion had been reached after discussions throughout the day .
Minister Pun, who left the meeting room after the Prime Minister, did not stop there . When responding to media persons at the gate of the Prime Minister's Office, he raised questions on the government itself . He had also called on Nepalis living abroad to launch a campaign . 'There is no way that Nepalis living abroad will be able to vote . "What campaigns should Nepalis living abroad launch from their own places?" Minister Pun said. "The style of the government and leaders here is not visible."
When asked if he himself was a minister in the government and did not work, Pun replied that he was only a member of the Council of Ministers. He also said that Nepalis would give advice but would not act accordingly. "The advice of Nepalis was like a lump of ash."
