KATHMANDU, OCT 20 :The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday asked Nepal Police to take action against former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, on the charge of breaching the election code of conduct.
The EC said it had sent a letter to the District Police Office, Rautahat, to initiate action against the Nepal who is also the chairman of the ruling CPN (Unified Socialist). He has been accused of luring youths publicly to send them abroad for employment for free. The EC has requested the police to take action against Nepal as per Section 39 of the Election (Offenses and Punishment) Act 2017.
Unified Socialist chieftain Nepal is contesting the November 20 House of Representatives election from Rautahat-1. Addressing a mass meeting in his electoral constituency on Wednesday, Nepal allegedly said that he would send the local youths to receive training in Kathmandu and then send them abroad for employment free of cost if he won the upcoming election.
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“You get a visa, ticket and training in Kathmandu without having to spend for them,” Nepal told the gathering of the people.
The EC said it has attached a CD of the video of Nepal’s speech as evidence to the letter sent to the police.
Earlier on Thursday, the EC asked Nepal to submit his clarification over the issue in the next 24 hours. However, the commission came forward to take action against Nepal before the expiry of the deadline.
Section 20 (4) of the Election Act bars election candidates from luring the voters. If any candidate breaches the law, they are liable to face a cash fine of up to Rs 100,000 or a jail term of up to two years or both.
