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The 19th session of the Upper House began at the old building of the National Assembly located at the Federal Parliament Secretariat premises, Singha Durbar.

Announcing the commencement of the 19th session, NA Chairperson Narayan Prasad Dahal welcomed the members.

On the occasion, NA Chair Dahal read the letter sent from the Office of the President regarding commencement of the session. Soon after it, one minute of silence was observed to pay tribute to martyrs who sacrificed their lives for democracy.

The NA meeting also passed a condolence motion in the demise of its member Baldev Bohara.

Born in 2008 BS, Bohara of Kanchanpur passed away on January 14. He was a Constituent Assembly member in 2070 BS and was elected as NA member in 2080 BS.

The election for 19 new members is taking place on January 25.

The NA will meet next on January 22.

The Election Commission (EC) has geared up the implementation of election code of conduct and also set up the office of the returning officer.

The EC had also held a discussion with the political parties registered for participating in the House of Representatives (HoR) member election-2082 in connection with the implementation of Election Code of Conduct, 2082.

The discussion was held in the presence of Officiating Chief Election Commissioner Ram Prasad Bhandari and Commissioners Dr Janaki Kumari Tuladhar and Sagun Shamsher JB Rana, along with the Commission Secretary Krishna Bahadur Raut.

The political parties present on the occasion expressed their commitment to help conduct the upcoming elections in a free, fair, and fear-free environment.

The parties' representatives said that they would ensure the faithful implementation of the Constitution, the Election Commission Act, 2073, the Political Parties Act, 2073, the Election (Offences and Punishments) Act, 2073, the House of Representatives Member Election Act, 2074, the National Assembly Member Election Act, 2075, and the Election Code of Conduct, 2082, along with other election-related laws.

In the context of the elections, they expressed their commitment to be present when called upon by the Commission, the Election Code of Conduct Monitoring Committee and Sub-committee, Election Officers, and Polling Officers.

The commission has stated that it has received suggestions such as the need for effective monitoring in the implementation of the code of conduct, and that the commission should be vigilant in checking and regulating fake information, propaganda, and hate speech disseminated through social media.

During the discussion, Bhandari urged the representatives of all political parties to participate in the election by complying with the law and not engaging in politics of prohibition.

Election Commissioner Sagun Shamsher JB Rana, who also serves as the coordinator of the Central Code of Conduct Monitoring Committee, provided information on the use of social media monitoring tools by the EC for the regulation of social media.

Representatives of the political parties expressed their commitment to implement the prevailing election laws and the election code of conduct.

He indicated that the election code of conduct will be implemented fairly with cooperation from all political parties.

EC spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai informed that offices of Chief Returning Officer have been set up in all 77 districts and offices of Returning Officer in 88 electoral constituencies for the first-past-the-post electoral system.

The CPN-UML is organizing a public demonstration and mass assembly in Kathmandu today as part of its election campaign.

The election-centric demonstration will begin at Bhrikutimandap this afternoon under the coordination of the UML Bagmati Province Committee. The rally will pass through Pragyabhawan and converge into a corner assembly at Kamaladi, Bagmati Province Committee Chairman Kailash Dhungel stated.

 It has been said that UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to address the gathering, which will start at 12 noon.

The Bagmati Province Committee is set to start a special election campaign for the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5. 

CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli will contest the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5 from Jhapa-5. 

Deputy General Secretary Lekhraj Bhatt said the party’s Secretariat meeting held on Saturday decided to field Oli as the party’s candidate from the constituency.