Youth Association Nepal, youth wing of the main opposition CPN-UML, on Tuesday filed a case at the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) against Health Minister Birodh Khatiwada. 

Issuing a statement, the YAN has demanded action against Minister Khatiwada among others for embezzling Rs2.4 billion from the state coffers by squandering 2.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. 

“The YAN demanded stringent action against Minister Khatiwada among others for embezzling Rs 2.4 billion from the state coffers,” the statement read.