The Maoists on Saturday nominated officials in the municipalities, VDCs and ward committees in all the five districts, including Dang, Banke, Kailali, Bardiya and Kanchanpur. The party has also nominated chairmen and other members of the local bodies.
Local Maoist leaders said they announced formation of local bodies to pile pressure on the government to hold local elections.
Parshu Narayan Shrestha was nominated chairman of Dang District Committee amid a function organized in Ghorahi on Saturday. Representatives from the party´s various sister organizations have been nominated for the 29-member district committee. Addressing the function, UCPN (Maoist) district in-charge Nirmal Acharya claimed the Maoists would run the committees as local bodies if the government fails to hold local elections.
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