Govt planning interim local polls in few phases

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 KATHMANDU, Jan 14: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has told heads of Kathmandu-based diplomatic missions and development partners of Nepal that the government is preparing to hold phasewise elections for local bodies within months for ensuring smooth undertaking of reconstruction work.He said the government has planned to hold elections in the first phase in the earthquake-affected 14 districts.The last polls to elect local representatives were held in 1997 for a five-year tenure. Since then, the local bodies have no elected representatives and these offices are run by a few officials and representatives of political parties take decisions on development and other activities through consensus.”The government has been holding consultation with major political parties to forge consensus to hold interim local election under the prevailing laws,” the prime minister told the representatives of the international community. “I do hope that starting from the earthquake affected districts where the local representation is so important, we will be able to conduct the election in a few phases within the first half of this year with the expectation that major political parties will agree to this proposal.”He said that the government took the decision as people’s representatives of the people at the local level has beocme so critical not only for smoothly undertaking the reconstruction work but also for ensuring effective and more accountable development responses at the local grassroots.The prime minister had explained at great length about the government initiatives to carry out the reconstruction and rehabilitation tasks and major parties’ efforts to reach an agreement with the agitating parties. -

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