Task force meet ends inconclusively

A meeting of the task force held to decide ToR regarding the formation of a parliamentary probe committee to look into cooperative scam ended inconclusively.

The meeting of the task force ended without making a concrete decision after the ruling and opposition parties could not reach an agreement on whether to include the name of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane.

After the meeting, CPN-UML Chief Whip Mahesh Bartaula informed that though they reached close to theoretical agreement, they are yet to finalize the ToR.

He said that the issue could not be resolved as the main opposition Nepali Congress was focusing only on Home Minister Lamichhane.

Bartuala said that the meeting of the task force will be held again after the Parliament meeting.

He said that the meeting will be put off after the Home Minister answers the questions raised by the Congress.

He said that the ruling parties want investigation into all the cooperatives that embezzled the money of depositors.

The UML leader went on to say that though the ruling parties have agreed to form a parliamentary committee as demanded by the Congress, the main opposition party is not in favor of giving justice to all the victims of the cooperatives.

Congress Deputy General Secretary Jeevan Pariyar said that the Congress has not changed its stance of bringing Home Minister Lamichhane under investigation.