BAJURA, MAY 7
The election code of the conduct clearly bars candidates from distributing alcohol or food to the public during poll campaigning. In a clear violation of the poll code, candidates, however, are providing voters mutton and liquor at Himali, Jagannath Rural Municipality and Budhinanda Municipality in Bajura.
Candidates are spending money on mutton and liquor to lure voters in different places, said Dhan Singh Bk of Swamikartika Rural Municipality-1.
According to a local,CPN-UML and Nepali Congress had distributed seven goats to the voters at Kawadi and Chaudila village of Himali Rural Municipality. "Tendency to vote those who feed mutton and liquor has escalated in the village," said another local Shreelal Luwar.
Despite the ban on the sale of liquor, the transaction of hooch has gone up in the village.
Manmati Chadar of Himalai Rural Municipality-5 says that feasts and parties have increased along with election campaigning Kali BK of Jagannath Rural Municipality shared that distribution of liquor and mutton was most in the Dalit community.
"They should have given us rice instead of liquor and meat," BK said.
Muktikot of Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality is home to 400 Dalit families.
Though the village is the poorest in the country, candidates from NC, UML and Maoists provide liquor and meat to woo the voters every evening.
Police have launched a campaign to check the sale of liquor at Martadi and Kolti.
A version of this article appears in the print on May 08, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
