Chitwan: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has hinted of a sting operation against the corrupt people. Addressing the first national gathering of Nepal Federation of Photo Journalists (NFPJ) at Sauraha of Chitwan on May 31, the Home Minister urged journalists to go against the corrupt and the middlemen who impede the country’s development and prosperity.
“It is important to launch a sting operation against those who are mired in corruption and who have sucked the country’s economy dry, whether they are in the judiciary or in any other profession,” he said.
Minister Thapa spoke on the need to publicize the photos of illicit drug peddlers, tax and revenue evaders, middlemen, smugglers and corrupt bureaucrats and crony capitalists.
The Home Minister urged journalists to write against the capitalists with black money and suggested that the photos of contractors who are against development also be made public. But those contractors who contribute to the welfare of the society and the country’s development should be promoted, he added.
Saying the government was ready to work in collaboration with the journalists, he said journalism should be aimed at the country’s development and prosperity.
Nepal Communist Party leader and former Finance Minister Surendra Pandey said corruption is a key barrier to prosperity. He said no one could take away the rights of journalists in a democracy, while urging them to focus on economic development. RSS
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