INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
RAJBIRAJ, APRIL 22All elected local representatives in Saptari's Rajbiraj
Municipality have resigned from their posts.
Local reps must quit to contest polls
Choose local reps wisely, says NC Gen-secy Thapa
Mayor Shambhu Prasad Yadav, Deputy Mayor Sadhana Jha, along with the ward chairperson and members of all the wards
of the local level have resigned.
The resignation comes in line with the Election Commission's provision that mandates
elected local representatives to submit their resignation if they wish to contest the upcoming local level elections
While the deputy mayor, ward chairpersons and members tendered their resignation to Mayor Yadav, Yadav himself tendered his resignation to
Chief Administrative Officer Bhogendra Prasad Yadav.While handing over his resignation to the chief administrative officer, Mayor Yadav had
also presented details of the development works he had carried out during his tenure
Listing his works in the field of road and ditch construction, education and health, Yadav also expressed his wish to go to the people for a
fresh mandate."I will go to the people once again seeking another term, and it will be my test
Let's see whether people trust me for the post again," he said
Just yesterday, Bishnupur Rural Municipality Chair Lilambar Yadav too had resigned from his post
He was elected representing the Nepali Congress
He had tendered his resignation to CAO Lalan Yadav.A version of this article appears in the print on April 23, 2022, of The Himalayan
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