30 October, Chitwan. The District Election Office Chitwan has requested Ravi Lamichhane, the candidate of the National Independent Party from Chitwan-2, for a proof.
Two individuals filed a complaint with the commission saying that Lamichhane didn’t retain Nepali citizenship as a result of he had taken overseas citizenship earlier. Chief Electoral Officer Ritendra Thapa knowledgeable that Lamichhane has been given a letter to answer inside 7 days relating to the identical criticism.
The fee has requested ‘why not cancel your candidature on the premise of the criticism towards you relating to citizenship’. Thapa stated that Lamichhane’s secretariat understood that rationalization.
He knowledgeable that the criticism and a few proof given by the complainant had been additionally connected to the reason requested to Lamichhane. It is claimed within the criticism that Lamichhane submitted his Nepali citizenship, which was revoked after taking American citizenship, whereas registering his get together with the Election Commission and registering his candidacy. It is mentioned within the criticism that he didn’t full the necessary course of to regain citizenship.
According to Chief Electoral Officer Thapa, Lamichhane ought to ship a reply inside every week.