Disabled-friendly voting centres demanded

It has been urged to make voting centres disabled-friendly in the election of the House of Representatives and Province Assembly scheduled for November 20.

Office-bearers of the organizations working in the sector of disability on Friday met District Election Officer, Hari Prasad Dhakal, and expressed their concern about it.

Chairperson of Sahridayi Manch Tanahu Nepal, Sabitri Subedi, shared that a broad discussion was held on how to make HoR and Province Assembly election-2079 disabled-friendly.

They also demanded a disabled-friendly election system, voter’s education, disabled-friendly voting centres, an arrangement of vehicle pass for disabled people to reach the voting centres, said Subedi.

On the occasion, District Election Officer Dhakal said necessary efforts are being taken to make the voting centres disabled-friendly.