Experts say 2-phase polls will be against electoral principles

Posted on by Bipin Adhikari in Quotes | 1 min read

Former CEC Neel Kantha Uprety and Surya Prasad Shrestha, legal experts Bipin Adhikari, Nilamber Acharya and local governance experts Krishna Prasad Sapkota, Mukti Rijal, Shyam Bhurtel and Hikmat Bista had reached the EC headquarters demanding that the elections should be conducted across the country on May 14. 

'Since amendment or revision of the constitution made for political gain or loss may raise question over the impartiality of the election body, EC should play an effective role in implementing the election code of conduct,' states the memorandum adding, 'Implementation of the election code is mandatory, not optional.' 

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Dr. Bipin Adhikari is a constitutional lawyer, senior advocate and professor at Kathmandu University School of Law. View full biography »

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