Kathmandu. All border crossings with India will be closed from midnight on Thursday, Kartik 1, with the aim of ensuring election security. The government has also coordinated with the Indian authorities to close the checkpoint from 12:00 PM on Thursday night until the evening of the election day, Sunday, Kartik 4.
Home Ministry Spokesperson Fanindramani Pokharel said that the Indian side has been requested to close the crossing during the elections. The checkpoint will be closed 72 hours before the election, but in case of emergency, traffic will be allowed.
Similarly, the government has decided to give two days of public holiday for the election. It has been decided to give a public holiday on 4th Kartik and the next day as a public holiday. He said that it was decided to give a holiday on the 5th as the employees have to work late on the polling day and it will be difficult to go to the office the next day.
Likewise, it has been decided to ban the sale, distribution, transportation, and consumption of alcohol in three districts of the valley from midnight on Thursday, Kartik 1. The chief district officers of the three districts have decided to ban the sale of alcohol until the election is over on Sunday. Chief District Officer of Kathmandu Ghanshyam Upadhyay said that such a decision was taken with the aim of election security. In addition, a joint meeting between CDIOs of Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur has also decided to ban the use of vehicles from 4 am to 7 pm on election day.
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