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Poll boycott call in Nepal

Kathmandu: Terming next year's municipal elections as a ``ploy'' to legitmise the King's autocracy, Nepal's seven-party alliance has asked the people to boycott the polls and warned that strong action will be taken against party cadres taking part.

In a joint statement, the agitating parties appealed to the Nepali people to boycott the February 8 Municipal polls. ``By picking up so called people's representatives through a poll drama, the King is trying to legitimise his regime putting an end to the democratic achievements of the 1990 Popular Movement,'' the leaders of the major political parties said. — PTI

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