Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said that the government is committed to hold local level elections in a free, fair and fearless environment.

Speaking at a program organized in Nuwakot on Monday, he said, "The country is preparing for the local level elections. The government is committed to hold the upcoming elections in a free, fair and fearless environment and all the concerned stakeholders should be committed to the same."

Saying that rumors are being spread about the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), he said that those who are spreading rumors are involved in the decision making process of the MCC.

The Prime Minister said that CPN-UML leader Bhim Rawal is one of the persons who has been protesting against MCC the most. He further said that Rawal should be ashamed to say so.

"UML Chairman and the then Prime Minister KP Oli has tabled the MCC in the Parliament saying that the compact should be ratified. Now, I have said that the MCC should be endorsed from the Parliament," he said.

"Bhim Rawal is one of the persons who has been protesting against MCC the most. He was the Defence Minister when the Cabinet endorsed the MCC. What was Bhim Rawan looking at then? Why is he protesting againt the MCC now," he questioned.