KATHMANDU: Minister for Home Affairs, Janardan Sharma, has said that it was the responsibility of the government to hold the elections in a fearless environment.

Inaugurating a Regional Security Seminar of Province 1 at Biratnagar amidst a function here today, Home Minister Sharma said that the role of local level elections was significant for constitution implementation.

He said a federal administrative model should now be built in the country and added that the government has forwarded necessary process to formulate different acts and laws and to amend some existing laws.

Saying rights of the people would be established, political problems would be resolved and the country would head towards the path of economic prosperity after the local polls, Minister Sharma expressed his belief that political stability would be established in the country.

The Home Minister said that the Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal and Biplav group have participated in the elections at some places as independent candidates, saying most  parties have participated in the second round of polls.

Similarly, Chief of Peace and Security Division of the Home Ministry, Deepak Kafle shed light on the objectives of the seminar.

The seminar was organised with an objective of sharing information by office-bearers of security bodies regarding the policy adopted by the security bodies in view of the local level elections 2074 and preparing necessary strategy.

Inspector General of Police, Prakash Aryal, Inspector General of Armed Police Force, Singha Bahadur Shrestha, Chief of General Staff of Nepal Army, Baldev Raj Mahat, Chief Investigation Director Dilendra Raj Regmi and Regional Administrator of eastern region, Rajeshworman Singh were present at the programme.

Similarly, Chief District Officer, office-bearers of the security bodies including Superintendent of Police of 14 districts of Province 1 also participated in the seminar.