KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress leader Mohan Bahadur Basnet has accused the party’s General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa of influencing the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to launch an investigation against him.
Speaking at the Central Working Committee meeting on Wednesday, Basnet alleged that it was due to Thapa’s actions that the CIAA had taken steps to investigate him.
A central committee member who attended the meeting told reporters that Basnet expressed his anger openly toward Thapa.
“General Secretary Gagan Thapa actively pursued the Teramocs case against me, both within the party and publicly,” the member quoted Basnet as saying. “He even worked against me in Parliament. It’s because of him that the CIAA initiated the investigation.”
According to the same source, Basnet warned that sooner or later everyone will face similar scrutiny. “Sooner or later, everyone’s turn will come. No one will remain innocent,” Basnet reportedly said in a tone of frustration.
The CIAA had previously filed a case against Basnet in the Special Court regarding the Teramocs scandal. The court ordered his release on bail after he deposited Rs 2.5 million.
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