National Association of Rural Municipalities Nepal, Municipal Association of Nepal and District Coordination Committee Federation have demanded that the government fix the date of local level elections at the earliest.

Issuing a statement on Monday, all the three associations have urged the government to start the process of holding the local level elections promptly.

It will have a negative impact on democracy and the federal governing system if the elections are not held on time, the statement read.

The works at the local level will be hampered if the elections are not held within the time frame given by the Election Commission.  

The election body has urged the government to hold the elections within mid-May. But, the government has not fixed the date yet.

Though the Election Commission has said that the elections should be held within mid-May, National Association of Rural Municipalities Nepal, Municipal Association of Nepal and District Coordination Committee Federation have said that the elections should be held within mid-June.