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Parliamentary special committee formed to investigate charges against Finance Minister

The Annapurna Express

The Annapurna Express

Parliamentary special committee formed to investigate charges against Finance Minister

The House of Representatives formed a parliamentary committee to investigate Finance Minister Janardan Sharma’s alleged role in inviting two unauthorized persons to tweak taxes just before he presented the budget

The House of Representatives formed a parliamentary committee to investigate Finance Minister Janardan Sharma's alleged role in inviting two unauthorized persons to tweak taxes just before he presented the budget.

During the Parliament meeting held on Wednesday, Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota formed an 11-member special committee.

The committee will have four members from the CPN-UML, two members each from the Nepali Congress and the CPN (Maoist Centre), and one member each from CPN (Unified Socialist), Janata Samajbadi Party and Democratic Socialist Party.

Khagraj Adhikari, Dev Prasad Gurung, Pushpa Bhusal, Pradeep Gyawali, Bhanubhakta Dhakal, Bimala BK, Laxman Lal Karna, Shakti Bahadur Basnet, Sarala Kumari Yadav, Sita Ram Mahato and Surendra Prasad Yadav are the members of the committee.