Kantipur Samachar (News) 24 Feb 2017

Election experts said they are worried at the massive transfer of top Nepal Police and Armed Police Force (APF) personnel and senior home ministry officials working in various districts as chief district officers (CDOs), arguing that such decisions could influence the upcoming local level elections.
The experts expressed their worries after the government transferred the top cops and CDOs as the Election Commission delays to enforce the Election Code of Conduct, going against the past practices. Taking advantage of the election body’s delay to enforce the election code of conduct, the home ministry on Thursday transferred 20 Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of Nepal Police. Additionally, a meeting of the ministry headed by ruling Nepali Congress (NC) leader Bimalendra Nidhi has transferred 35 under-secretaries working in various districts as CDOs.
Though the ministry has claimed that the decision was taken before the government announced the poll date on Monday, the decision was made public only on Wednesday evening. The government on Monday evening announced May 14 as the date for the local level election. Transfers were made also in the APF, the paramilitary force of the government. A meeting of the ministry headed by Home Minister Nidhi has transferred 10 DIGs of APF ahead of the elections.