KATHMANDU, August 21: The Election Commission (EC) has directed all three levels of government not to conduct new programs that are not specified in the government's plan and budget.
The EC has directed the federal, provincial and local governments not to conduct provincial election infrastructure development programs, new plans and programs of the same nature that are not specified in the budget. EC said that when the date of the election has been announced, conducting programs that are not part of the government's plan will affect the fairness of the election.
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EC’s Assistant Spokesperson Surya Prasad Aryal made it clear that the plans mentioned in the budget will not be stopped. He said that the commission is emphasizing on maintaining the sanctity of the election. He said that the commission, which mentioned that the election is a platform for equal competition for everyone, treated everyone equally. He said that no one will be allowed to influence the voters by making new programs and plans.
EC has fixed the date of the union and province elections for November 20. The commission said that the necessary works for election preparations are under progress.
