Chitwan, Nepal: Vote count in Bharatpur Metropolitan City has been suspended from Sunday midnight. The counting of vote was suspended after representatives of the CPN Maoist Center tear the ballot papers when the vote count of ward number 19 was going on at midnight.
As mayor candidates- Devi Gyawali of CPN-UML and Renu Dahal of CPN Maoist Center are competing with slim margin, not only the supporters of both the sides but also the people in general have cautiously been watching the elections result.
The UML has alleged that representatives of Maoist Center tear the stamped ballot papers during the vote count after YCL District Chairperson Madhu Neupane and another Maoist Center cadre Drona Siwakoti forcefully entered in the vote counting venue.
As the tension taken a nasty turn at the midnight, addition police force was mobilized to control the untoward incidents. The police have taken control Neupane and Siwakoti for creating the tension in the vote counting venue.
Returning officers in Bharatpur have kept even the damaged ballot papers before suspending the vote count process. Consensus attempts are underway to resume the vote counting process.
