Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal has received a briefing from security agencies on security preparations for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives on Falgun 21. Minister Aryal has also instructed the heads of security agencies to assess security risks during the elections and keep security arrangements tight.

In a meeting of the Central Security Committee chaired by the Home Minister on Friday at the Ministry of Home Affairs, which is focused on preparations for the House of Representatives elections, Minister Aryal directed the security agencies under the ministry to work on 'high alert' to prevent any weakness in security matters. The Home Ministry has informed that the meeting reviewed the implementation status of decisions made in previous meetings regarding election preparations and also set guidelines on the strategy to be adopted to overcome additional security challenges that may arise as the elections approach. The meeting of the Central Security Committee, which will include the secretaries of the Home Ministry and the Ministry of Defense and the heads and representatives of all four security agencies, reviewed the work being carried out by the responsible agencies as per the Integrated Election Security Plan-2082, which is being implemented targeting the elections, and the manpower mobilization and arrangement plans, said Anand Kafle, spokesperson for the Home Ministry.