It seems necessary that the interim government led by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, which was formed in extremely difficult circumstances, should work with an "Arjuna vision" on the election preparations to successfully conduct the House of Representatives elections. Prime Minister Karki does not have many facilities as he has to do a lot in a short time.

The main responsibility of the Karki-led government, formed on the strength of the Gen-G movement, is to hold the election of the House of Representatives on the scheduled date of February 21. After the protestors set the first condition for the dissolution of the House of Representatives, the country had to go to early elections. The House of Representatives has been dissolved with more than two years remaining.

Prime Minister Karki is faced with the challenge of conducting an election by harmonizing the demands of the protesting youth generation Gen-G and the questions raised by traditional political parties. The Election Commission has said that it is ready to hold elections on the date set by the government. Acting Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari has said that the commission is ready to hold elections if the government provides the necessary resources and manpower.

'The commission is a structure made to hold elections. "The Commission is making necessary preparations keeping in mind that the election may arise at any time," Bhandari said. The necessary budget, manpower and logistical support needed for the election from the government.

should be available. The post of chief election commissioner and one other commissioner are vacant in the commission. The government has to appoint there too. However, the task of election is not completed just because the government sets the date and the commission is ready to hold the election. Former Chief Election Commissioner Soorya Prasad Shrestha says that it is only a technical matter.

"Just because the government sets a date and says that the commission is ready to conduct the election will not guarantee the election," he said, "The first condition required for a free and fair election is the acceptance of the people and democratic structures." He says that maintaining the trust of the public and political parties regarding peace and security in the current situation is the basic condition for elections.

Many insults have been imposed on political parties and leaders. Party offices and houses of leaders have been burnt. There is a fear of attack. An adverse situation has been created for them now," he said. "The government should be able to provide an environment where political parties, their leaders and workers can work freely without fear. Parties are the face of democracy. Their participation should be ensured. Elections without political parties would be meaningless, he said, adding that the government should be able to take them into confidence and organize without fear and provide an environment for democratic practice.

After being appointed as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government by the President last Friday, Karki recommended to the President the first decision to dissolve the House of Representatives and elect a new House of Representatives on February 21. On Karki's recommendation, President Ramchandra Paudel dissolved the House of Representatives from 11:00 pm on Friday, August 27 and announced a new date for the election.

More than 70 civilians have lost their lives in the protests that took place last week. Many public structures across the country have been destroyed, including the Singha Darbar, the Federal Parliament Building and the Supreme Court. Media houses, commercial establishments and personal properties of hundreds of politicians and businessmen have been vandalized and burnt.

Demonstrators have vandalized and set fire to districts from the capital Kathmandu. Even the ward office has been burnt. Former Chief Election Commissioner Shrestha says that it has created a fear among the common people. The election offices of different 7 districts have been burnt. Peace and security is considered a basic condition for elections. Shrestha said that only after that, managerial preparation is needed.

Former Election Commissioner Prof. Birendra Prasad Mishra says that the election should not be viewed only from a technical and managerial point of view. Election is also a political process. In a multi-party system, elections are contested by parties. The political environment is considered equally important for any election," he said to Kantipur, "Elections are a complex process. There should be fair and free elections that can be trusted by people inside and outside the country. For that, the government and the Commission should continue to focus on the necessary managerial preparations along with a credible political environment for the elections.

He mentioned that elections are like oxygen for political parties, so they cannot keep themselves away from the elections. However, he said, it is up to the government and the commission to give the parties a suitable environment and take them into confidence.

'Many elections have been held. According to the regular procedure, elections would be held after two years. Elections are being held ahead of time as a result of a movement," Mishra added, "There is no point in holding elections just for the sake of elections. How does the election address the demands established by the movement? What is new about this election? That will be important.''

Before the 2079 elections, the youth raised slogans of 'Enough is Enough' and 'No, Not Again' to stop the old leaders and parties. Although the newly established RSVP and Janamat Party managed to steal some seats from the old parties, Congress, UML and Maoists came to power. Power and power remained around Sher Bahadur Deuba, KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Professor Mishra, the former commissioner, commented that if the next election gives the transfer of power to the young generation and a corruption-free system, the achievement of the movement is considered to be institutionalized.

Making a former Chief Justice the Prime Minister from outside the Parliament, dissolving the House of Representatives and announcing the date of the election have been called unconstitutional steps by political parties. However, since they are saying that they will participate in the elections, it needs to be handled positively by the government.

Senior advocate Ram Prasad Shrestha, who is knowledgeable about the constitution, says that the government is not allowed to go beyond the provisions of the constitution and hold elections as the constitution is still in place. He says that the government should take the political parties into confidence and create an election environment with their consent.

There is a question about how much the constitution has been followed. However, the constitution remains intact. Since the government was formed in a strange situation, there was no situation to find and pass the articles and clauses of the constitution," said senior advocate Shrestha. It is also used according to the principle of constitutional necessity. Now the government should be able to hold elections on February 21. There is no alternative to that.' He mentioned that the success of this government will be the peaceful transfer of power to the new government by holding

elections. He said that no one can stop a person who has the qualifications prescribed by the constitution from running as a candidate, but the people can stop it by using their discretion.

'Constitution should be amended to prevent the electoral system or certain age groups or classes from participating in the elections. The government does not have the right to amend the constitution," Shrestha added, "only the coming parliament can amend the constitution or make necessary changes in it. That's why the government starts paying attention to the election, if it starts to interfere more than that, questions start to arise.'' Many Genji youth may not have their names on the electoral roll. There are 6 months left for the elections. However, the commission faces the challenge of not being able to participate in the elections, which can increase dissatisfaction among the youth. The Acting Chief Election Commissioner says that according to the provisions of the law, names cannot be entered in the voter's list to participate in the upcoming elections. He mentioned that there is a need to amend the law for that.

Similarly, the law gives government employees the right to vote only proportionally in the place where they are assigned. Similarly, the Supreme Court has ordered to make a law to allow voters living abroad to vote from their place of residence. It is also necessary to address some of these corrective actions.

The commission has submitted the draft of the election management bill and the draft of the political party bill to the government long ago. Both the bills cover many issues that can be improved in elections and parties. However, the previous government did not take forward both the bills.

Constitutionalist senior advocate Chandrakant Gyawali says that the interim government was formed in a difficult situation and the country is in a position to go to the new House of Representatives elections. 

The government has changed on the strength of the Jain-G movement. The Constitution does not provide for the formation of a government in this manner under regular circumstances. The main responsibility of the government is to hold elections based on the provisions of this constitution," he said. "The constitution remains as it is. Amendments to the constitution are required for changes in governance, elections or the justice system. The constitution itself has prescribed certain methods for amendment. As there is no House of Representatives, no amendment can be made now.