DPM Lamichhane tries to run away from allegations against him: Congress

The main opposition Nepali Congress has maintained its position that an investigation should be conducted against Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane, who is accused of embezzling cooperative funds.

After a Parliamentary Party meeting of the Congress held this morning, Chief Whip Ramesh Lekhak said that they would not allow the House to proceed with its business until a parliamentary committee is formed.

He said that what Lamichhane said in the Parliament was untrue, fabricated and misleading.

The Congress claimed that the Home Minister tried to run away from the allegations leveled against him in the cooperative scam.

“Lamichhane’s remarks are misleading. He tried to run away by blaming others,” he said.

It is clear that Lamichhane had misused the cooperative funds, Lekhak claimed.

The NC has long been obstructing the parliamentary proceedings, alleging the involvement of Deputy Prime Minister Lamichhane in the fraud and demanding the formation of a parliamentary committee to ensure a fair investigation into the case whereas the CPN-UML and RSP in particular have made it clear in no uncertain terms that an individual-centric probe is simply unacceptable.