Prohibiting convicts from contesting polls against CPA: Thakur

RAJBIRAJ, May 31: Chairman of the Terai Madhes Loktantrik Party (TMLP), Mahantha Thakur, has said it would be against the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) to forbid those convicted in criminal cases to be the candidate for the Constituent Assembly (CA) election.



Speaking at a press conference organized by TMLP in Siraha today, he was of the opinion that banning anyone in such basis to be a candidate for the CA election unless the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) look after the cases and decides which are political and apolitical cases, is not appropriate.[break]



TMLP Chairman Thakur reiterated that the second CA election should be held under the same conditions and on the basis of the same election laws on which the first CA election was held.



Thakur said there was no need of threshold of vote in the CA election, saying that his party was against the provision of threshold for vote in the CA election.

He stressed the need of ensuring maximum representation of people in the CA, and demanded that the ordinance on the election laws should be brought and CA election date be declared at the earliest.



TMLP leader Thakur said holding the CA election by the third week of November was necessary to end the political uncertainty.



Also present during the press conference were party General Secretary Sarbendra Nath Shukla, Joint General Secretary Govinda Chaudhary, and Central Member Pushpa Thakur, among other leaders.

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