The Election Commission has recommended the government to grant three day holidays during the upcoming general election. As per the EC’s recommendation there will be government holidays from March 4-6. The commission has asked the government to grant three day holidays to aiming at encouraging participation of the voters during the House of Representatives, according to spokesperson of the commission, Narayan Prasad Bhattarai.
The general election will be held in the stipulated time, as there is no alternative to conducting the election, acting chief election commission Ram Prasad Bhandari said speaking at a programme in Kathmandu on Sunday.
Good governance can be maintained only through election, as election is the back bone of democracy, he pointed oiut.
Border points connecting Bara and Parsa districts with India will remain closed for three days in view of the upcoming election scheduled for March 5. A meeting of Nepali and Indian security officials held Saturday at the Integrated Check Post in Birgunj decided to completely seal the border during the election period.
According to Chief District Officer of Bara, Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, who represented the Nepali side, informed both sides agreed to shut down the border for 72 hours starting March 3 to ensure peaceful conduction of the election. The Nepal-India border will remain closed from March 3 until the completion of voting on March 5, he added.
