KATHMANDU: The secretariat of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Urban Development, Prakash Man Singh, has claimed that Nepali Congress lawmaker Purna Bahadur Tamang (Kanchharam) expressed anger in Parliament due to the termination of construction contracts linked to his company.
According to the ministry, Tamang’s firm was awarded two road improvement contracts in Morang under the Rural Road Connectivity Improvement Project. However, due to failure to complete the works on time and despite repeated deadline extensions, the contracts were revoked at the end of the last fiscal year.
The projects — Khorsane–Kerabari–Singhadevi Road and Laxmimarg–Dangihat–Banaul–Babiyabirta–Amahi Road — were awarded in 2076, with a completion deadline set for Bhadra 2078.
The ministry said the contractor failed to meet progress expectations and did not provide necessary documents when requesting another extension.
Following this, Tamang on Sunday accused the Ministry of Urban Development of neglecting his home district Raméchap during budget allocations. But ministry records show that 66 projects worth Rs 844.7 million have been allocated to Raméchap this fiscal year, contradicting Tamang’s claim that the district received nothing.
In a sarcastic statement made in Parliament, Tamang referenced Minister Singh’s familial ties, saying, “Prakash Man Singh is the son of our supreme leader Ganesh Man Singh. I want to thank him immensely for allocating Rs 300 million for 207 projects in Kathmandu, while Raméchap was forgotten.”
However, Singh’s secretariat clarified that Raméchap received 11 projects each worth Rs 30 million or more, eight projects worth exactly Rs 30 million, and 55 smaller programs — refuting allegations of bias.
This controversy comes as Tamang’s name has also surfaced in other recent headlines involving blacklisting of contractors and local protests against alleged misuse of development resources.
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