Elections must be won through principles: Chief Election Commissioner Thapaliya

Kathmandu: Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has stressed the need for all the political parties’ commitment to holding the local election in a free, fair, and economical manner.

At an interaction on ‘Effective Implementation of Election Code of Conduct and Role of Stakeholders’ today, Thapaliya suggested all political parties and candidates strictly abide by the election code of conduct, if not face dire consequences.

He shared, “Election code of conduct has been made at the participation of all stakeholders. The Election Commission is fully confident that the political parties and candidates will follow it.

The elections must be won through ideology and principle, not through the use of money.” Similarly, former chief justice Kalyan Shrestha stressed that the culture of following the code of conduct should be made an integral part as the election is the process of ensuring development, participation and good governance.”