CPN (US) will get 2 million votes: Chairman Nepal

CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal has claimed that his party would get as high as 2 million votes in the upcoming general elections under the proportional electoral system.

Addressing a political gathering organized by Muslim Ittihad Organization on Saturday, the former Prime Minister argued that his party has won the people's trust in a very short span of its party's foundation adding that the party was formed to wage a struggle for the poor and against suppression.

Saying that his party got one million votes in the recently held local level elections, he asked the party leaders and cadres to join the election campaigns with confidence.

On the occasion, Chairman Nepal defended the five-party alliance stating that it was formed for the country's development.

Likewise, the former PM said the local governments and provincial governments should take special campaigns to provide an access to education to the girl students.

During the program, Minister for Urban Development Met Mani Chaudhary said the Muslim community has a vital role to safeguard the nation and praised the role of the Muslim community played to safeguard the nation since the time of Nepal's unification.