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Elections essential to safeguard achievements: PM
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said there is no alternative to the enforcement of the constitution to safeguard achievements of past 70 years including that of people's revolution and people's movement.Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said there is no alternative to the enforcement of the constitution to safeguard achievements of past 70 years including that of people's revolution and people's movement.
Addressing a programme organised by the Community Radio Broadcasters Association (Acorab) Nepal here on Monday to mark the sixth World Radio Day, the Prime Minister called one and all to support the government in its 'mission' to hold the three-tier election within upcoming January 21.
"The government is all committed to holding the local polls by upcoming May–June," he said, hoping for full support from radio workers towards that end.
Forewarning of the probability of occurrence of political confusion in the country in the absence of timely elections, he insisted on support and cooperation to the government from all quarters to conduct the elections within the planned dates.
He added that collective efforts were essential to hold the elections as the government or a single political party and certain people could not carry out this job alone.
The Prime Minister further pledged that the government would recognise and promote radio stations run by women and Dalits, applauding the role of radio in disseminating information of center to the rural areas.
Role of community radio in the society was gradually increasing, he said underlining the need of production of quality materials.




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