KP Oli set to address election rallies in Province 2

KATHMANDU: CPN-UML Chairperson KP Sharma Oli is all set to address election rallies in Jeetpur-Simara Sub-Metropolitan City and Bardibas Municipality, for the upcoming local polls, on Friday.

In a statement today, the main opposition party UML said senior leaders have been assigned for publicity and election campaigns in various districts in province number 2 for the upcoming local polls on September 18.Former PM and Senior leader Jhala Nath Khanal is also set to address election rallies at various places in Bara district tomorrow.

“Former Prime Minister and Senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal is in the terai districts for the campaign and would address election rallies in Rautahat, his home district, Bara, Parsa, Mohattari and would participate in door-to-door campaign before local polls,” it said in the statement.

Leader Nepal will address programmes in Golbazaar Municipality in Siraha district tomorrow.

Similarly, Party has also deputised Vice-Chairman Bam Dev Gautam and former DPM Bhim Rawal for election campaign in province 2, as stated in the statement.

Likewise, Party Secretary Ishwor Pokharel is deputised in Birgunj Metropolitan City and specially in Parsa district.

UML Publicity Department Chief Yogesh Bhattarai has been assigned for elections campaigns in Saptari, Siraha, Dhanusha and Mohattari districts and will address programmes based around Municipalites in Sarlahi district tomorrow.Former Minister for Energy and UML Secretary Gokarna Bista is set to address elections rallies in Sarlahi district tomorrow, as mentioned in the statement.

UML has assigned various leaders in different districts for election campaigning in province number 2 for upcoming local polls in the province.

Former PM Madhav Kumar Nepal has been mobilised in Sarlahi, Vice-Chairman Bam Dev Gautam in Bara, UML Secretary Ishwor Pokharel in Mohattari, Party Secretary Pradeep Gyawali in Siraha, Working Committee member Bhim Acharya in Saptari, Leader Satrudhan Mahato in Dhanusha, Nagendra Chaudhary in Parsa, Lal Babu Pandit in Sarlahi and Dr. Bansidhar Mishra in Rautahat district, as stated in the statement.

The third phase of local level elections in eight districts in province number 2 is slated on September 18 for selecting local representatives in 136 local bodies.

As per the constitutional requirement, all level of elections should be held by January 21 for the implementation of constitution and federalism in the country.The Provincial and Parliamentary elections are scheduled for November 26 and December 7 respectively.

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