Mayor, deputy mayor resign

The newly elected mayor of Panauti Municipality in Kavre district, and deputy mayor of Ramgram Municipality, Nawalparasi district, have resigned from their posts.

According to reports, Panauti mayor Chandra Bahadur Khadka, who was elected unopposed, sent his resignation to the Ministry of Local Administration, stating that he had to resign due to frail health.

He said he was having high blood pressure and that relatives and family members also suggested to him that he would not be able to carry out his duty as the chief of the municipality with poor health.

Mayor Khadka also stated in his resignation letter that he had to undergo surgery of his brain in 1997. He was an independent candidate.

Meanwhile, deputy mayor of Ramgram municipality in Nawalparasi district Ramesh Kumar Yadav announced his resignation from the security camp he has been living after being elected as the deputy mayor.

In his resignation letter, he stated that the Maoist rebels bombed his house making his family members more insecure after his election. A candidate of Nepal Sadbhawana Party, Yadav was elected to the post unopposed.

A few elected members of the municipality have already resigned citing security reasons. They were elected in the election held on February 8.

Majority of the elected mayors and deputy mayors are from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) led by Home Minister Kamal Thapa. nepalnews.com ia Feb 23 06

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