CEC wants interim constitution promulgated at the earliest
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr. Bhoj Raj Pokharel has urged the promulgation of the interim constitution at the earliest to ensure the holding of Constituent Assembly elections on time.
According to Dr. Pokharel, CA elections cannot be held on time if there is any more delay in promulgating the interim constitution. "More delay in its promulgation with result in further delays and complications in formulating necessary legal mechanisms," Dr. Pokharel said at a press conference on Friday.
The CEC also informed that the Election Commission (EC) will proceed with the task of collecting and updating the voters' list from January 23. He said over 22,000 employees will be deployed throughout the country between January 23 and February 6 for the purpose. However, the task of collecting and updating the voters' list in mountainous regions would be held a few weeks later. The employees would soon be trained before they are deployed.
Likewise, in Terai region, the voters' list will be further updated once the task of distributing citizenship is completed by mid-March. The whole task of collecting and updating the voters' list is expected to be completed by mid-April. The EC plans to complete other tasks by mid-June to be able to hold the actual polls by then.
The CEC's call for immediate promulgation of interim constitution comes on the same day when Maoist chairman Prachanda warned that his party would launch another revolt if the interim statute is not promulgated by mid-January. nepalnews.com sd Jan 05 07
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