Kathmandu, Feb. 15 -- UML has issued a 35-point appeal urging voters in Jhapa-5 to re-elect party chair KP Sharma Oli, as he faces tight competition from Balendra Shah, the Rastriya Swantantra Party senior leader.

The UML's Jhapa-5 constituency committee on Saturday issued the appeal outlining the reasons Oli "needs to get elected". It has claimed that the country needs Oli to safeguard the country's sovereignty, strengthen democracy and end "blatant foreign interference".

"The climate of fear the country has faced must come to an end, and peace and security must prevail. Oli must be elected to make this happen," the appeal states. "We urge voters to support Oli to complete the development projects initiated in Jhapa-5 and to restore th...