KATHMANDU: The parliamentary investigation committee formed to investigate the cooperative fraud case is set to begin its work on Sunday.
The government established the “Parliamentary Investigation Special Committee” following sustained pressure from the opposition alliance led by the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC).
Led by CPN-UML lawmaker Surya Bahadur Thapa Chhetri, the committee has temporarily set up its office within the Parliament Secretariat.
The parliamentary committee has appealed to Speaker Devraj Ghimire to facilitate the establishment of an office and the allocation of necessary staff resources.
“We must promptly establish the office. Working from elsewhere is not feasible. We have urged Speaker Ghimire to arrange for the office setup,” said Coordinator Thapa.
“The office management process has progressed, and the office will be operational within the Singha Durbar premises.”
According to officials, an office for the parliamentary committee has been designated within the Parliament Secretariat compound.
The office will be located in Building No. 2 of the Parliament Secretariat.
To investigate the cooperative scam, the government formed a seven-member parliamentary committee on May 28.
The committee comprises two representatives each from NC and UML, and one each from the CPN-Maoist Center, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP).
The members of the probe committee are Badri Prasad Pandey and Ishwari Devi Nyupane from NC, Sarita Bhushal from UML, Lekh Nath Dahal from the Maoist Center, Shishir Khanal from RSP, and Dhruva Bahadur Pradhan from RPP.
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