Court convicts 2 Maoists for tearing up ballots in Chitwan
CHITWAN, June 15 -- Experts say it's a moral question
After more than two years of the incident, Chitwan District Court on Thursday convicted Drona Bahadur Shiwakoti and Madhu Neupane for tearing up ballot papers during the election in Bharatpur Metropolis in 2017. Shiwakoti and Neupane - two cadres of the then CPN (Maoist Center) - were convicted for tearing up some of the ballots during vote counting in Ward 19.
The vote counting was then halted and reelection held in the ward.
But will the then election authorities including the election commissioners be held accountable for their questionable decision to go for reelection? A former election commissioner and some lawyers said it has raised moral questions although any chance of impl...
Click here to read full article from source
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.