Kathmandu, Feb 22: The Election Commission (EC) has recommended the government for three days of public holiday for the upcoming House of Representatives (HoR) election. The government is urged to give the public holidays from March 4 to 6.
Joint Secretary and Spokesperson at EC, Narayan Prasad Bhattarai, informed that the government was recommended the holidays for three days- a day before the election, the election day (March 5) and a day after the election.
Bhattarai argued there were already public holidays for the Holi festival on March 2 (in hilly and mountainous region) and March 3 in (Tarai/Madhes). So, giving a public holiday on March 4, a day before voting, would help people from different professions and staying in distant places reach the polling stations conveniently, he added.
