Nepali Congress suggests to Prime Minister Karki to hold discussions with top party leaders
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The Nepali Congress has requested an extension of the deadline for submitting the proportional closed list for the House of Representatives elections. Nepali Congress Joint General Secretary Mahendra Yadav has said that some time should be extended as there is a shortage of time to submit the proportional closed list.
At a meeting of political parties, the Election Commission, security agencies, and civil society convened by Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Monday, Yadav suggested that attention be paid to the completion of the Falgun 21 election for the House of Representatives.
'There is not enough time to submit the closed list of proportional representation. It should be postponed by two to four days. It is basically on Falgun 21,' Yadav said. The Election Commission has made public the schedule for submitting the closed list of proportional representation on Poush 13 and 14.
Joint General Secretary Yadav has also suggested that Prime Minister Sushila Karki hold discussions with the main leaders of political parties. 'Political parties are important for elections. You should hold discussions with the heads and top leaders of political parties,' Yadav told the Prime Minister, 'You are the first citizen of Nepal now. Nepal must also be given a way out, it is the responsibility of everyone, including Gen-G. There may have been some shortcomings in the past, but now it is the responsibility of all of us to improve it.'
The Nepali Congress had urged the government to move forward without moving the date of the Falgun 21 election. Yadav also said that the Nepali Congress was making internal preparations. Informing that the Congress has started selecting candidates from the district, he said, 'We are making internal preparations. We have brought candidate recommendations. It is also the government's responsibility. The President has also been saying it repeatedly. The government has also been saying it. Even after removing security, some work has been taken forward.'
The Congress has also raised the issue of the seat limits imposed on leaders in discussions with the Prime Minister. 'As per the rights given by our constitution in the general election, any citizen or leader of any party can contest from anywhere in the 165 constituencies,' he said, 'There can be no such thing as an empty election. An environment for elections has to be created. The people are wanting elections.'
The Congress has also questioned the government's taking away the security of leaders. 'There is a situation where the security of leaders has been taken away. Everyone has accepted it, there is an atmosphere of fear now. Everyone needs security, but if an incident happens to someone who is threatened, the government is responsible for it,' he said.
If there is no election, the government should assess the situation the next day and move forward, and the Congress has also urged the government to take into account the provision in the constitution that a new parliament should be formed within six months of the dissolution of the House of Representatives. Yadav said that if the elections are not held on the scheduled date, questions will be raised not only about the Prime Minister but also about the President.
