EC to monitor observers’ activities as well

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Election Commissioner Ila Sharma has called on one and all for support and cooperation to hold the upcoming local-level elections in a free, impartial, reliable and fearless atmosphere.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>Addressing the training program , EC Sharma said she was fully confident that election observers would help guarantee an atmosphere in which women, dalits and people from the marginalised communities could vote without any fear in the election, a means of choosing the local government.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Also, speaking on the occasion, former Chief Election Commissioner Surya Prasad Shrestha said the election is the means of the testing the degree of democracy and support and cooperation from all quarters is essential to make it successful.</p><p><br></p><p>EC Joint-Secretary Nawaraj Dhakal highlighted on the overall preparations for the election, election code of conduct and a role of observers.</p>