Kathmandu, Nepal: The main opposition CPN-UML has opposed the government decision to hold the local level election in two phases.
A meeting of the party’s Standing Committee held at the party chairman KP Sharma Oli’s residence in Balkot on Monday accused the government of spoiling the environment of local level elections.
The meeting also concluded to exert pressure to the government to hold the local level elections in a single phase on May 14 as scheduled earlier. However, what short of program will be launched to exert pressure to the government is not revealed yet.
The government seems to have intended to create distance and increase conflict with the main opposition parties by taking the decision to hold elections in two phases in the name of addressing the disgruntled Madhesi parties, the meeting had the conclusion.
