Kathmandu, November 5
Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa has said he is standing on firm moral ground, insisting that he has not engaged in any financial dealings or wrongdoing in the party’s legal battle over its official status.
In a video message issued in response to a publicly circulated audio recording involving alleged middleman Inam Sapkota, Thapa said his conduct was above question and urged party supporters to stand by him.
“Rest assured, I, Gagan Thapa — your elder brother, younger brother, son, friend and party president — am not standing on weak moral ground. My hands are clean,” he said. “Speak in my defence with confidence.”
Thapa also urged people not to direct what he called the wrong questions at him, saying they should instead seek answers from the appropriate people.
“Do not ask the wrong questions to me. Let us ask the right questions in the right places,” he said.
Responding to allegations involving large sums of money and Sapkota’s remarks, Thapa categorically denied any financial transaction in connection with the legal dispute over the party’s legitimacy.
“They talk about crores. In the legal battle over the Nepali Congress’s official status, there has been no financial transaction whatsoever, not even a single paisa, nor have I engaged in any improper activity,” he said.
Thapa’s statement comes amid questions surrounding the audio recording in which Sapkota reportedly made references to the party’s ongoing dispute over its official status.
