Addressing a party function in the capital Friday, Bhandari stressed the need for delineating constituencies on the basis of population as per Article 63 (3) of the Interim Constitution. [break]
"Madhes should get a minimum of 51 percent representation out of the total constituencies as Madhes makes up more than half of the national population," he argued.
He stressed that CA polls must be held on the scheduled date of November 19. "If the November polls get derailed, the country will see unprecedented instability." He clarified that his party is not against the polls. "I am sure that the Regmi-led government would fulfill the demands of our eight- party alliance, the Federal Democratic Front (FDF)," he said adding that the government should hold the election by taking all parties into confidence.
"We are preparing for the elections and protest simultaneously," said spokesperson for the party, Izhar Mikrani, adding that his party was taking an initiative to guarantee a proper representation of marginalized communities in the elections.
The party´s central committee (CC) member Rekha Yadav stressed the need for a ´meaningful representation´ of women in the polls. "The political parties should guarantee at least 50 percent representation of women while filing candidacies for the polls," she said claiming that her party has ensured 33 percent representation of women in its CC.
On a different note, CC member Keshav Jha claimed that more than 5.2 million voters, who have citizenship certificates, have yet to be registered. "The Election Commission should give one more month for voter registration," said Jha.
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