Chitwan, Jan. 3
Minister for
Communication and Information Technology Jagdish Kharel has said that the date
of the election will not be postponed.
Talking to journalists
in Bharatpur, Chitwan, on Saturday, he urged the public not to follow rumours
suggesting that the election date would be changed.
“The country has
already entered the election phase. All political parties have begun the
electoral process. In such a situation, saying that the date will be postponed
is a meaningless reaction,” he said.
While inspecting the newly constructed building of the National News Agency, Minister Kharel requested media organisations to focus on creating a positive election environment. He said, “The parties have already submitted their closed lists of the proportionate representatives (PR) candidates. Election-focused programmes have begun. The Commission has already moved forward with its work.”
Meanwhile, during
another discussion held at the building of the Federation of Nepali
Journalists, Chitwan branch, Minister Kharel stressed that everyone working in
all media outlets in Nepal should be affiliated with the Social Security Fund
(SSF). He said that employees and journalists associated with state-run media
are being enrolled in the SSF.
Government media such
as Gorkhapatra Corporation and Nepal Television have joined this process.
Stating that
preparatory work is under way to sustain self-employed and independent media,
he said, “In particular, work is being done on how to move forward by linking
new media—such as YouTube, online television and similar platforms—with the
state.”
According to him, the
public welfare advertisements must be organised so that everyone can benefit
from them.
Noting that he has
received information that some media outlets are on the verge of closure due to
weak financial conditions, he said, “The government will work towards resolving
the problems of all media outlets. It has been difficult to improve the financial
situation because, in many cases, a single journalist is running a single media
organisation.”
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 4 January 2026.
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