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Prime Minister Sushila Karki has said that the elections to the House of Representatives could be held in the second phase in the mountainous districts in case the weather is not favourable on March 5.

PM Karki said this while talking to journalists after attending the concluding ceremony of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Training held at the Nepali Army's NCC Mid-Region Training School at Hattikhor, Kawasoti Municipality-1 today. 

"The government will provide necessary support for the elections. However, especially if the weather is not favourable in the Himalayan districts, we will conduct the elections in the second phase," she said.

Prime Minister Karki mentioned that in areas with few voters, elections would be conducted even if voters had to be transported using vehicles, stating if it is absolutely not possible to hold the elections due to unfavourable weather, consideration could be given to holding the second phase of elections in these districts.

She urged everyone to participate confidently in the elections scheduled for March 5, as no reason has so far prevented the election from being postponed.

PM Karki expressed the confidence that the newly elected representatives will take charge of the government and lead the country in a new direction after the timely completion of the elections.

She said, "We have put in hundred percent efforts to ensure the elections are conducted peacefully and it will be completed in a fear-free environment."

Prime Minister Karki asserted that although some challenges may arise, the elections will be conducted by resolving them as it is going to be held under special circumstances.

Prime Minister Sushila Karki has urged the youth to be disciplined and devote themselves to the service of society and the nation.

Addressing the final graduation ceremony of the 20th Batch Senior Division National Cadet Corps (NCC) training, run by the Mid-Region Training School of the Nepali Army at Hattikhor, Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East), PM Karki said youth participation and leadership roles will be more effective in society for building an advanced society.

“I especially urge and request the youth to make discipline a way of life, to consistently carry out their duty, to practise respect in life, studies, and daily service, and to translate patriotism into action,” said Prime Minister Karki on the occasion.

Calling upon the NCC graduates to present themselves as honest, dutiful and responsible citizens through their actions, she urged them to strengthen national unity and social harmony by embracing the feeling of 'I am Nepali' while respecting the diversity of languages, cultures and ethnicities.

The Prime Minister said that priority will be given from next year to increasing the number of students trained annually through the National Cadet Corps program and stated that the training has been fruitful in teaching young people duty and discipline.

"The discipline, punctuality, leadership skills and sense of patriotism taught by the NCC are lessons for life," said Prime Minister Karki.

Out of a total of 7,710 students undergoing the NCC training in the current fiscal year 2082/83, 1,080 have graduated in the senior division and 6,630 in the junior division, according to Lieutenant Colonel Dinesh Chaulagain, the Principal of the National Cadet Corps Mid-Region Training School.

In the NCC training involving students from 77 districts at four training schools, 530 students have been inducted at the National Cadet Corps' Mid-Region Training School located in Hattikhor, Kawasoti Municipality-1, Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East).

NCC training aims to develop in youth a sense of national service and capacity for disaster management, social leadership, the ability to work in a team, and responsibility towards civic concerns. The NCC Mid-Region Training School has been providing regular training to hundreds of school-level students each year.

Fifty-two polling stations set up for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives in Jumla district have been categorized as highly-sensitive. 

The HoR elections are taking place on March 5.

The security body has categorized polling stations into three categories in order to make voting centers peaceful and fear-free, said Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office, Rabin Babu Regmi.  

The district has one municipality and seven rural municipalities. 

Out of 85 polling stations, 52 have been placed on a highly-sensitive list while 18 polling booths on a sensitive list and 15 on a general list, added Regmi. 

The district has a total 71,739 voters. Of them, 34,280 are women and 37,459 men.

The Election Commission (EC) has removed the names of 76 candidates from the political parties' closed list submitted for the proportional representation (PR) electoral system for the House of Representatives (HoR) elections scheduled for March 5. 

EC Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai said a decision to remove those candidates was taken following an assessment.

Bhattarai stated that the details of the candidates were reviewed on the basis of complaints filed against the candidates, existing laws on provisions for qualification of candidates, decisions of the EC taken on different dates and information received from the political parties. 

The EC's statement mentioned that a candidate of the Nepali Congress (NC), one of the CPN-UML and three candidates of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP) were removed from the PR list.