Second round elections will become festival: PM Dahal

DHANUSHA: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal DahalĀ  urged all to remain confident that the second round of local level elections would take place on the scheduled date.

Talking to media persons before addressing a politburo meeting of CPN Maoist Centre Province no 2 in Janakpur on Sunday, Prime Minister Dahal said that the elections in Madhes would be like festival.

He said that more votes would be cast in Madhes as compared to hilly areas, as the Madhesi people are eager to participate in the elections.

The Prime Minister assured that the election would address some demands of Madhes and some other demands would be addressed through the constitution amendment.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to return Kathmandu today itself.