Kathmandu, April 20 -- Home Minister Sudan Gurung has expressed his commitment to cooperate with an investigation after questions were raised over his alleged business links with businessman Deepak Bhatta, who is under probe for money laundering offences.

In a Facebook post on Monday, Gurung said there had been "a lot of rumours" and stressed the need to distinguish facts from speculation. "Allegations and truth are not the same thing. Decisions should be based on evidence, not sentiment," he said, adding that he would "fully abide by every decision made by the party" and cooperate with the investigation.

Prime Minister Balendra Shah on April 9 had sacked then minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Deepak Kumar Sah after th...