CPN (Maoist Center) Deputy General Secretary Janardan Sharma said that there is no need of a high-level committee to investigate the latest gold smuggling case.

He made such remarks at a time when another Deputy General Secretary of the party Barsha Man Pun had been demanding the formation of a high-level committee to probe the case.

Sharma said that there is no need of a high-level committee to investigate the gold smuggling case while he was on his way to the Kamaladi-based Nepal Academy Hall to take part in the Central Committee meeting scheduled to start from today.

“The Department of Revenue Investigation is investigating the case. Why do we need the high-level committee?” he questioned.

Sharma also urged the main opposition CPN-UML to help in the investigation of the gold smuggling case.

The UML has been obstructing Parliament proceedings for the past few days demanding the formation of a high-level probe committee.

The youth leaders of the ruling coalition have also been saying lately that it would be better to form a high-level probe committee to investigate the gold smuggling.

Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha has not given any response in the Parliament on the gold smuggling scam.

The Department of Revenue Investigation on June 18 seized around one quintal gold that had passed the airport customs undetected.

So far, 18 persons have been arrested in connection with the case.