KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 8
Political parties are still unveiling their manifestos for the November 20 election to the House of Representatives and provincial assemblies.
They have incorporated issues ranging from free medicine to self-reliant economy in their manifestos. Maulik Jarokilo Party with Sushil Gautam as its chairperson has pointed out the need of massive reform in the electoral system, provisioning a directly elected executive. It has the election symbol 'computer.' The party stated that it has expanded its organisation in 47 districts, and fielded candidates for the upcoming election in 20 constituencies. Time has come for consolidation of democracy and protection of the constitution, the manifesto stated.
Similarly, Hamro Nepal Party is for finding the root cause of problems in the country with rigorous research and technological assistance. The election symbol of this party is 'stick' and its Chairperson is Ananta Raj Ghimire. It has fielded 65 candidacies for the House of Representatives and 101 for Provincial Assembly.
Chairperson of Nepal Samabesi Party Motilal Bharati viewed that the country needed directly elected prime minister. The party is also in favour of abolishing federalism and reinstating Nepal as Hindu Sanatan Dharma state.
With the election symbol 'Parrot', the party has fielded candidacies in 40 constituencies.
Punarjagaran Party Nepal led by Shyam Babu Gautam claims that the constitution and governing system are not compatible.
Directly-elected president and fully proportional electoral system are required for the country to ensure sustainable socialism and democracy, the party underscored. It has 'candle' as election symbol.
A version of this article appears in the print on November 9, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
