INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SARLAHI, MARCH 7Owing to internet dispute, the scheduled voting in the Nepali
Congress' Sarlahi district conference was halted well before it started today.
Siraha NC holds district conference in
Dispute halts voting in NC Rauathat district conference
As per schedule, voting was slated at 9:00am today to select a
new leadership in the district
But the voting couldn't start and had to be halted till further notice after one of the factions contending in the voting process refused to
comply with the mandatory election code of conduct.
"Both sides had jointly formulated the code of conduct, but as one side
refused to comply with the code, voting had to be halted," said assistant election officer Dhirendra Chaudhary.NC's Surendra Prasad Singh
and Laxman Raya have thrown their hats in the ring for the position of party district president in Sarlahi.While Singh represents the
establishment faction of the party, Raya represents the rival faction.To cast their ballots, party cadres had lined up at Malangawa-based
Public Secondary School from as early as 9:00am
But they had to return home without taking part in the vote after a notice was issued at about 1:00am informing about the deferral of the
vote.The vote will elect a new district working committee and officials
Over 3,287 voters will cast their ballot.Meanwhile, member of Parliament Amaresh Singh accused the establishment faction of postponing
today's vote.A version of this article appears in the print on March 8, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
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