Complaint to Election Commission demanding cancellation of Ravi Lamichhane’s candidature

29 October, Kathmandu. A grievance has been filed demanding the cancellation of the candidature of Ravi Lamichhane, the chairman of the National Independent Party and member of the House of Representatives for Chitwan election-2.

Deputy Attorney of the Election Commission Guru Prasad Wagle knowledgeable that Rajkumar Pandey filed a grievance with the election officer’s workplace demanding that the candidate Lamichhane didn’t surrender his Nepalese citizenship after buying the citizenship of a international nation.

In a dialog with News Agency Nepal on Tuesday, Election Commission Deputy Attorney General Wagle mentioned that in line with the authorized provisions, he knowledgeable the workplace of the Election Officer of Chitwan-2 concerning the grievance. He mentioned that after the election officer receives the reason from the involved particular person and sends it to the fee, the additional course of will proceed.

Regarding the grievance in opposition to Lamichhane, Deputy Attorney General of the Commission Wagle mentioned: ‘… Even as we speak, Rajkumar Pandey, the candidate for Member of the House of Representatives Constituency No. 2 Chitwan, Ravi Lamichhane, has obtained the citizenship of a international nation, so he has not renounced his Nepali citizenship. As per the legislation, now we have written a letter to the Constituency No. 2 Chitwan Constituency Member Constituency No. 2 Chitwan concerning the grievance. After that, after he will get an evidence from the involved particular person and involves the fee, the additional course of will proceed.’