Don’t remove LGBTIQ+ persons from the PR closed list: SC

KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has issued an interim order in the name of the Election Commission not to implement the decision to remove the name of the LGBTIQ+ persons from the closed list of the proportional representation (PR) system of the November 20 elections.

A single bench of Judge Dr Anand Mohan Bhattarai issued the interim order today asking the Commission not to implement its decision to remove the sexual minorities from the list.