Kathmandu, September 29
Nepali Congress leader Gagan Thapa has said that the government’s decision to fund former president Ram Baran Yadav’s treatment was unlawful.
A Cabinet meeting last week had decided to refund Yadav the bill amount of his treatment in India.
However, Thapa, a former health minister, has questioned the decision to do so. He says that the Cabinet made the decision going against the law.
“The law which we passed around a year ago is clear; Nepal government will not pay anyone who goes abroad for his/her treatment. The law is for everyone, whether it be a former president or current prime minister. If the law is clear, on what basis has the government decided to refund former president Yadav?” he says.
Yadav, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer three years ago, regularly visits the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh for general checkups.
