Kathmandu, June 10 -- When Rastriya Swatantra Party lawmaker Sudan Gurung walked out of the home ministry on April 22, he framed his resignation as a test of the political culture he had promised to build and as a step towards ensuring an impartial investigation into allegations surrounding his controversial dealings.

Less than two months later, he returned to the position on Tuesday without the government even making the investigation report public. Instead, the National Human Rights Commission has recommended an investigation against him saying last September's Gen Z protest turned violent after Gurung took leadership of the protest, raising further questions about accountability.

Prime Minister Balendra Shah placed him in the positio...