President approves deployment of army in election

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has approved the recommendation to deploy the Nepal Army (NA) for the security of the upcoming local polls.</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>In a statement issued by the Office of the President, the President approved the deployment of the NA on the basis of the recommendations made by the Security Council on March 9, the Council of Ministers on April 11 and the letter from the Prime Minister on the same day.</p><p><br></p><p>According to the Local Level Election Security Act, 2016, it has been mentioned that the Nepal Army could be deployed to hold the local level election in free and fair environment following the approval from the President.</p><p>With the approval, the NA will remain in the third ring of the security circle.</p><p><br></p>