Kathmandu, October 20
The Election Commission has instructed Nepal Police to take needful action against CPN-Unified Socialist Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal, concluding he violated the country’s election law.
The commission, in a letter sent to the District Police Office in Rautahat, Nepal’s constituency, says Nepal committed an offence as per section 20 of the Election (Offence and Punishment) Act. It has asked the police to take action against Nepal as per section 39 of the act.
The commission says Madhav Kumar Nepal gave assurances of financial benefits to his voters during his campaigning for the November 20 elections, and it is illegal, adding he should be fined Rs 100,000, should be jailed for a year or should be subjected to both punishments.
Nepal, during his election campaign yesterday, had told the public that if the electoral alliance that he is in could win the House of Representatives elections this time, the government then would provide free visas and free tickets for foreign employment.
