19 Nov, Chitwan: The locals of Chitwan Constituency-3 have been saddened by the untimely demise of Prakash Dahal, son of the former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. CPN (Maoist Centre) chair Dahal is contesting for a seat to the House of Representatives from the constituency.

Following the death of Prakash Dahal, all the election programmes to be launched by left alliance in the constituency for today have been postponed. Prakash Dahal was also a central committee member of the party and was the personal aide of chair Dahal.

Meanwhile, Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Bikram Pandey, who is contesting the polls from the same constituency, has expressed sorrow over the demise of Dahal and has informed that all the elections programmes from his side were also postponed for today. Prakash Dahal was busy in the election campaigning in Chitwan since the past few days ago.

He was born on 31 May 1981 at Bhimsennagar, Chitwan.