Ashok Dahal and Dhan Basnet

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Delay in holding by-elections affects local budget

Published On: June 28, 2019 07:00 AM NPT By: Ashok Dahal and Dhan Basnet

KATHMANDU/ POKHARA, June 28: A group of ward chairs affiliated to the main opposition Nepali Congress padlocked the Office of the Pokhara Metropolitan City on Thursday to protest allocation of what they called more budget to certain wards in an attempt by the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to influence the upcoming by-elections in the area.