Baitadi, January 21
The local administration of Baitadi has urged all concerned to submit the licensed weapons registered in individual names in preparation for the forthcoming election to the House of Representatives. For the purpose of making the HoR election scheduled for March 5 peaceful, the district administration urged the people to surrender any arms and ammunition they may have if they have a license to possess them.
Assistant Chief District Officer Krishna Thapa issued a directive to all concerned ones to provide the individual licensed weapons to the authority. They can submit the weapons to the District Police Office and local administration or any police office at their convenient places before February 3.
The District Administration Office, Rupandehi, has issued a similar directive to submit the weapons kept individually by taking a license. The district people bearing such weapons are asked to hand over the weapons before January 29.
The District Administration Office, Lamjung, has given a February 3 deadline for the submission of the licensed weapons. It is said that more than 1,000 persons have possessed such weapons in the district. The local administrations have warned of legal actions if the licensed arms and ammunition are not handed over to the authorities.
The offices made it clear that the weapons would, however, be returned to the respective persons after the HoR election is held successfully. The districts have been making other security arrangements for the safety at poll centres and security to candidates in the March 5 HoR election.
The nominations under the direct election, first-past-the-post, of 165 members of the HoR were conducted peacefully across the country on Tuesday.
