Kathmandu, Feb. 13 -- With just four days remaining before full-fledged election campaigning begins, the Election Commission has directed all political parties and independent candidates to unveil their poll manifestos by Sunday.

The commission issued directives in accordance with the election code of conduct, which states that political parties or candidates should begin campaigning only after unveiling their manifestos and commitment papers. Section 37 of the code of conduct requires parties to submit their policy blueprints to the commission and candidates to their respective election offices.

Even as candidacies were registered on January 20, the commission has allotted only a 15-day window for full-fledged electioneering, which beg...