Lalitpur, November 25
The Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Chiribabu Maharjan, has claimed that he has cancelled invitations for 26 foreign trips as they were likely to give a burden to the state coffers.
Whereas recent media reports have accused Maharjan of misusing the municipal money in unnecessary junkets as he travelled abroad around one dozen times since his election around one and half years ago.
To defend the charge, Maharjan organised a press meet on Sunday and claimed he did not spend a single penny from the city fund in these trips.
“I want to inform you that my foreign visits were not for my personal benefits,” he said, “Neither have I added the expense burden to the Metropolitan City.”
The official claimed he consulted other officials of the city and took them as well in his company during such trips.
