KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 19
The Election Commission today issued a seven-point directive to political parties and candidates urging them to abide by the election code of conduct.
The EC also warned the parties and candidates of punitive action that includes cancellation of candidacies.
The EC said that it had received reports of parties and candidates violating the election code of conduct - using more than 25 people in their door-to-door election campaign, organising corner meetings and mass meetings, and using government resources in their election campaign.
The poll panel reminded the federal and provincial ministers that they should not use government resources for campaigning.
It said the ministers should take part in election campaign other than their own constituencies only after taking permission from the EC, and while taking part in election campaign, they should not use government resources, including vehicles.
According to the EC, local representatives cannot take part in the election campaign in their local levels, and while going to other local levels for campaigning, they should not use government resources. It also reminded that provisions in the poll code bar parties and candidates from participating in mass meetings, corner meetings, rallies and propagating their poll messages through media outlets before November 3. The EC also reminded that parties and candidates should not be accompanied by more than 25 people in their doorto-door meetings.
The EC said that if any parties or candidates' election symbol or flags are hung from private or public places, the EC would deem it the work of the candidates of the concerned electoral districts and hold them responsible for the same. It has asked the candidates not to hang parties' flags and election symbols at private and public places. The EC warned candidates that if election code of conduct was violated, they would face punishment and their candidacies would be cancelled.
A version of this article appears in the print on October 20, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
