Oct 14,
2017-The Election Commission has decided to issue a 27-point directive to the
Government of Nepal to make necessary arrangement in connection with the House
of Representatives and Provincial Assembly election scheduled for coming
November 26 and December 7. A meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad
Yadav took the decision to communicate to the government through the Chief
Secretary for implementation of the directives, according to EC Spokesperson
Nawaraj Dhakal. The
directives are related to the government, security arrangement, officials and
other matters. The directives calls upon the government and its subordinate bodies
to immediately implement with high priority all the communications received
from the commission in connection with the election. The EC
has directed the government to ensure complete enforcement of the election code
of conduct by all its subordinate bodies and take action against those
violating it. It has also been asked to send within a week from receiving the
directives all updated and factual details of the office-bearers and teachers
in government agencies and schools to the respective district election office. It has
also sought all kinds of support including staff, furniture, transportation
facilities, publicity of election-related information from the government media
including Rastriya Samachar Samiti, and the required human and financial resource. The EC
has also directed the government to stop all academic activities in the schools
where election is taking place for the election day and rebuilding and renovate
the school buildings where necessary, said EC spokesperson Dhakal. As per
the decision, the EC would ask the government for making arrangements to ensure
wireless, telephone, fax and other communication tools and services in
operational conditions if the materials of Nepal Police, Armed Police Force,
Nepal, Nepal Telecom, private telecommunications service providers and
development agencies were to be repaired. Likewise,
the EC would direct the government for reliable security provision in all
offices of EC for the security of elections materials and while transporting
the election materials and all other activities. The EC
would ask the government to keep the persons of criminal characters under
vigilance of the Nepal Police and completely impose a ban on illegal sale and
distribution of the alcohol and alcoholic contents. Furthermore,
the prime minister is supposed to take pre-approval from the EC if the PM was to
use the government helicopter for government works and private ones during the
political mission. The
ministers can use the government vehicles in government works and private
vehicles in political activities after taking a nod from the EC adding that the
lawmakers would be barred from using the government vehicles during the
election publicity campaign of any political party and candidate. The EC
would also direct the government for the provision not to conduct the elections
in universities, school management committee and other professional
organizations, except the rescheduled ones. Likewise,
the EC would direct the government to give continuity to the regular
recruitment process initiated themselves by the Public Service Commission,
Teachers Service Commission, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force Service
Commission, Nepal Army recruitment selection and Judicial Service Commission.
