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PM Oli refutes Adhikari’s involvement in wide-body scam



Prime Minister KP Oli has refuted allegations that late Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari was involved in the purchase of the wide-body aircraft.

“Those are mere allegations,” PM Oli said adding, “It was a ploy to defame him.”

Speaking at a party program organized to pass the condolence motion on the demise of Adhikari, PM Oli denied to have Adhikari’s involvement in the scam. “The charges against him were false,” he stated adding that he did a significant job in tourism sector during his tenure as the Minister.

Likewise, the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) passed a condolence motion of the departed souls.

Publish Date : 01 March 2019 16:40 PM

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