ROLPA, Nov. 26 -- All ward members of Thabang Rural Municipality-1 of Rolpa district have resigned en masse.

The members, who were elected as independent candidates in the local elections, have resigned en masse. These candidates decided to resign collectively as an individual candidate for the post of ward chairman, Bhadra Jhakri, was not chosen unanimously for the upcoming by-polls.

Ward members Jeet Kumari BK and Maanpuri Pun Magarni submitted their resignations to the chairperson of the rural municipality on Nov 16. "We received the resignations from two ward members yesterday. But as we are busy with the selection process of ward chairperson we haven't approved them yet," said Bir Bahadur Gharti, the chairperson of the rural municipa...