Kathmandu, December 30
The government has decided to form a committee to investigate into alleged irregularities in the procurement of Nepal Airlines’ two wide-body aircraft.
Sources say that once the committee starts its work, officials involved in the procurement process, including NAC Managing Director Sugat Ratna Kansakar might be suspended.
After the Auditor General’s report stated that there were irregularities during the purchase of the aircraft, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has already started an investigation into the case. However, the Ministry of Civil Aviation remains mum on the issue. Minister Rabindra Adhikari recently told lawmakers that he gave his nod to the procurement process after receiving advice from the Auditor General to do so. But the Auditor General said that the minister was lying.
Opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba, during the start of the Winter Session of Parliament, had questioned why the government had not initiated an investigation into the allegations.
“Opposition leader Sher Bahadur Deuba asked for an investigation and the PM has agreed to conduct one so that the wrongdoers get punished,” shared NCP leader Yogesh Bhattarai.
