Dahal hints at House panel on cooperative cash embezzlement
Kathmandu, May 5 -- Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has hinted of his readiness to form a parliamentary committee to investigate the embezzlement of depositors' money by the operators of several cooperatives around the country.
According to a police probe, dozens of cooperative firms have embezzled and misused billions of rupees from millions of depositors.
The main opposition Nepali Congress has long been demanding such a parliamentary panel to initiate a probe against Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Rabi Lamichhane, who allegedly was involved in embezzling millions of rupees, particularly from two cooperatives based in Butwal and Pokhara.
Addressing a parliamentary party meeting of the CPN (Maoist Centre) on Sat...
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