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Legal experts rule out election before November

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KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Legal experts say that the fresh Constituent Assembly (CA) election before November was not possible.



Speaking at an interaction on ´Constitutional Crisis and Necessity of Election´, the constitutional experts said fair elections before November was not possible as practical and legal procedures for the election were not formulated yet.[break]



During the programme, Former Chief Election Commissioner Bhojraj Pokhrel said, "Let´s not talk to hold election in May for it is not possible before November."



Pokhrel said he was not against the election but holding the CA election at a time when there was no environment for election from technical and psychological point of view was not possible.



Former Acting Election Commissioner, Nilkantha Upreti, said holding election without making necessary preparation for it was impossible. He questioned that how could the country go for election when there is no environment for printing ballots for the election.



Former President of the Constitutional Committee, Nilambar Acharya urged the political parties to go for the election as there was no alternative to it.



During the programme, journalist duo Yubaraj Ghimire and Harihar Birahi said the political parties should be aware that if election was held without making necessary preparation for it, the nation would be pushed towards further conflict.



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