Kavre, September 11
Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa says his attention has been drawn to the announcement of resignation by a member of the committee formed to investigate into the rape and murder of Nirmala Pant in Bhimdatta Nagar of Kanchanpur district.
Birendra KC, Undersecretary at Province 7 Ministry of Internal Affairs and Law, on Monday had announced the resignation claiming the government decision to extend the deadline of the team might give a space for the culprits to hide themselves from the action. He had also claimed he received serious threats from them.
Speaking at a function in Kavre today, Thapa said that he was serious about the resignation. He added, “We will investigate why he quit the assignment.”
In another context, a senior member of the Cabinet dismissed media reports about the Prime Minister’s plan to reshuffle the Cabinet.
“The Prime Minister has already clarified and we should not believe in rumours,” a confident Thapa said, “There will not be any change in the government immediately.”
