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EC warns CPN-MC, CPN (US)

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KATHMANDU, MAY 1The Election Commission has sent warning letters to CPN (Unified Socialist), CPN-Maoist Centre, and Nepali Congress leader Shashank Koirala for violating election code of conduct.

The EC warned them not to repeat their mistakes in the run-up to the local polls slated for May 13. Nepali Congress launches month-long door-to-door election campaign Nepali Congress president stresses publicity of party's contributions The EC said the CPN (US) had violated election code of conduct on April 9 at its programme organised at Bhrikuti Mandap by displaying large party flags and deploying children during the mass meeting. The EC said in its election bulletin that the CPN (US) violated Section 23 of Local Election Act, Section 24 of Election (Offence and Punishment) Act, and Section 22 of Election Commission Act.The poll panel ruled that the CPN-MC violated the election code of conduct by including the picture of Executive Director of Nepal Electricity Authority Kulman Ghising in poll campaign materials.The EC said Koirala violated the poll code when he said he spent Rs 60 million in the last parliamentary elections, since he had stated in details of his poll expenditure that he had spent Rs 2,175,000 in the last parliamentary elections.The poll panel said that it was not acceptable for a person to submit one kind of details of expenditure to the EC and make a different kind of statement about poll expenditure.

Stating that Koirala's statement was against the spirit of the poll code, the EC warned him not to repeat the mistake.The EC rapped Gandaki Speaker Netranath Adhikari as well for poll code violation.

He also claimed that he had spent more money during his election campaign than he had stated in his poll expenditure report submitted to the EC.The EC, meanwhile, seized poll materials, including parties' flags from parts of Kathmandu metropolis that it said violated election code of conduct.EC teams deployed in Ratnapark, Bagbazaar, Putalisadak, Tundikhel, Shahidgate, and Bhotahiti seized 300 pieces of parties' flags, 200 caps containing election symbols of political parties, and three banners.The EC said it would continue to deploy its employees to monitor poll code compliance.A version of this article appears in the print on May 02, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.

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