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Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha has urged one and all to keep up the inter-caste and religious tolerance.

Addressing a press conference organized by Press Centre Nepal, Parsa chapter here today, he called for maintaining the unity in diversity since Nepal's identity is a nation with multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-cultural identities.

The DPM and Home Minister warned that the government would take action in accordance with the existing laws and the constitution against those undermining the social harmony and disturbing its unity. He also urged one and all to stand in favour of social goodwill and national unity along with tolerance towards each other's religion, culture, customs, faith, sentiments and traditions.

Stating that the government is committed to maintaining good governance in the country by eliminating corruption, DPM Shrestha also pledged to take the gold smuggling scam and the Lalita Niwas land grab scam to its final conclusion and to bring to justice all the culprits.

"In the beginning, the Department of Revenue Investigation carried out an investigation into the gold smuggling case and now the Nepal Police's Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) is looking into this. We will also go for a high-level investigation process after carrying out the legal and structural and associated probe and reaching to a conclusion once the CIB completes its investigations," the Home Minister said.

According to him, CIB has already conducted its investigation into the Lalita Niwas land procurement scam and submitted its report to the Government Attorney Office. The Attorney Office will also move ahead with the prosecution process soon, he added.

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha has said that the guilty will be taken action by carrying out investigation as per the agreement signed with the victims in the Gaur massacre.

He said so while responding to the questions raised by mediapersons in a press conference organized by Press Center Nepal Parsa on Sunday.

“The concerned authority will conclude this case by bringing the guilty to book by conducting a comprehensive investigation based on the complaints filed during the incident as per the five-point agreement made by the government with the victims,” he said.

At least 27 persons had died when a clash broke out between the cadres of then CPN (Maoist) and Madhesi Janadhikari Forum on April 10, 2007.

Demanding action against those involved in the incident, the victims and the Home Ministry signed a five-point agreement on August 8.

Home Minister Shrestha made it clear that the government has not back tracked from the five-point agreement signed between the victims and Home Ministry.

“The government is committed to establishing the rule of law. We will not allow any to breach the law in any context. Investigation is being conducted as per the agreement signed with the Gaur massacre victims,” Shrestha said.

Meanwhile, he said that a directive has already been issued to the concerned authority to carry out an investigation into the Giribandhu Tea Estate case.

The team representing the Campaign for Nepali Congress Transformation today called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and demanded the government take action against all those found indulging in corruption.

The team urged the government to act tough against corruption to promote good governance in the country.

The delegation comprising Madhu Acharya, Jagadishwar Narsingh KC, Bhupendra Jung Shahi, Khagendra Malla, Janardan Acharya, Shanta Bastakoti and others had been at Baluwatar, the official residence of the Prime Minister, to urge the PM to ensure impartial investigations into the Lalita Niwas land procurement scam and to hold accountable all individuals proven guilty in the case. 

The team also drew the government's attention not to harbor any political favor towards and prejudice against anyone in the investigation in relation to the gold scam and to conclude the case impartially. The delegation also called for thorough investigation into the fake Bhutanese refugee scam and to bring it to a conclusive resolution.

The delegation stressed the significance of holding anyone involved in corruption accountable, regardless of their political or social status.

In response, the Prime Minister assured the delegation that the government is committed to concluding all the corruption related cases with impartially and seriousness.  

Nine months after the election of the House of Representatives, the process of selecting the leadership of the parliamentary committees has just started.

In Thursday's meeting of the House of Representatives, the Speaker had announced that the election of the presidents of all 10 thematic committees had been fixed for Monday afternoon at 3 pm.

Nominations can be registered from 11 am to 4 pm today, said Parliament Secretary Padma Prasad Pandey.

This time, out of the two joint committees and 10 thematic committees under the House of Representatives, the ruling party Nepali Congress has claimed four seats, CPN (Maoist Center) two, CPN-UML three, CPN (Unified Socialist) one, and Janamat Party one.

Under the House of Representatives there are the Finance Committee, International Relations and Tourism Committee, Industry and Commerce and Labor and Consumer Affairs Committee, Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee, Agricultural Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee, Women and Social Affairs Committee, State Affairs and Good Governance Committee.

The Infrastructure Development Committee, Education, Health and Information Technology Committee and Public Accounts Committee will also get new leadership on Monday.