Excesses of monarchists: impact of 'elections' to select some more monarchists. Jaleshwor locals fleeing to India ahead of polls: Report Local residents of Jaleshwor have started migrating to India to avoid the possible violence and pressure to participate in the upcoming municipal elections, a newspaper report said. Many people who had left their houses in order to avoid elections was seen in Bhitthamod Bazaar in the neighbouring region of India. Many people left their houses without understanding the reason. Some of the houses have been completely deserted whereas in some houses there are some men to look after the houses. The bombing of various government buildings by the Maoists in Jaleshwor and the unilateral firing launched by the security men thereafter has terrorised the locals of the region. The residents of the municipality have said that the candidates who have been coming for election campaign with security men around them have further tensed the situation. Nepal Samachapatra daily quoted a woman from Jaleshwor-6 who was heading towards India along with her three small children as saying, "Rumour has it that the headquarters would be attacked. We don’t know what will happen next. On the other hand if we go to vote in the election our neighbours belonging to the political parties will be angry and there is a possibility of falling prey to the explosion. If we don’t go to vote there is a possibility that the security men would come to our home and compel us to vote. Therefore it will be better for us to go and live with our relatives in India for some days." The paper quoted another woman from Jaleshwor-1 as saying that she had heard rumours that she would be compelled to vote. She said, "If I go and live with my relatives for some days then I will not have to face all this." The seven political parties are actively boycotting the municipal poll slated for Wednesday and the Maoists had warned to disrupt the municipal poll. nepalnews.com pb/yp Feb 05 06