RSP not to file candidacy in PA by-election

The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has decided not to field its candidate in by-election of Province Assembly to be held in Bajhang district.

The RSP Central Committee meeting held on Monday took the decision in this regard. Similarly, it also decided to take part in the by-election of House of Representatives to be held in Ilam constituency-2, said party general-secretary and spokesperson, Mukul Dhakal.

Approving the party's decision of joining the government, the meeting decided to support the ministers inducted in the government, to make necessary contribution and coordination in order to the make the historical opportunity a success as well as to make periodic review of government's performance.

Dhakal shared that the meeting took the decision to work to make the party successful in every alliance by forming a support team. It also decided to nominate advocates Deepak Adhikari and Shanta Thapa in party's central disciplinary commission as well as Ishramulla Miya as the chief of central public relation department and Kumar Bahadur Thapa Chhetri as its member.