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The voting has been suspended at a polling center in Chitwan-2. It has been learnt that the voting was suspended at the Naya Kiran Secondary School polling center in Bharatpur Metropolitan City 11. The voting had to be stopped as the leaders and cadres of rival political parties protested, saying supporters of Rastriya Swatantra Party's candidate Rabi Lamichhane chanted slogans as he turned to the polling booth. Voting was taking place at seven centers in this polling station. Discussion to resume the voting is underway, said Ishwori Acharya, Assistant Election Officer at the Office of the Chief Returning Officer. Representatives of various political parties have accused the Rastriya Swatantra Party candidate of violating the election code of conduct by carrying out sloganeering.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has stressed on the need of drafting a law for the registration of vehicles manufactured within the country. During his meeting with Chief Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi today, the Prime Minister asked him to prepare a law ensuring the registration of home-manufactured vehicles and adopt a policy for promoting the Nepali products. Prime Minister Dahal said that his attention has been drawn to media concerns over the absence of provision of registering motor vehicles manufactured within the country. Following the PM's direction, the Chief Secretary talked to Secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies Madhu Marasini and asked him to prepare a draft of the law regarding the registration and promotion of motor vehicles produced within the country and present it before the House.    

In view of the ongoing by-election of the House of Representatives (HoR), the Election Commission (EC) has sought clarification from Madhesh Province Chief Minister Saroj Kumar Yadav for violating the election code of conduct. The EC said that the Chief Minister's visit to the Pacharauta Municipality was against the election code of conduct when the House of Representatives (HoR) by-election was underway in the Bara electoral constituency-2. It is said the Chief Minister's visit was not permitted by the EC and it is capable of adversely affecting the impartiality of the election In the 24-hour clarification, the Chief Minister was asked to challenge whether the vehicle he used during the visit had a white number plate and security arrangements for the visit were managed by the government level, whether his move was proper to his post and violated the election code of conduct and whether he deserved the action in accordance with the Election Commission Act, 2079 BS for the violation of Code of Conduct, according to EC Under Secretary Kamal Gyawali.  

A leader of the Janata Samajbadi Party has been arrested from the Jabdi voting center in Devtal Rural Municipality-7,Bara on Sunday. A police team deployed to protect the ballot box apprehended Janata Samajbadi Party leader and District Coordination Committee member Ram Sagar Yadav this morning. Police said that they detained Yadav after he tried to cast two ballot papers having swastik stamp. He has been sent to the District Police Office, Bara. Meanwhile, the JSP leaders have tried to capture the booth at the voting center in Inaruwa of Mahagadhimai Municipality-2, Bara. Journalists have also been barred from entering the voting center.