KATHMANDU: Home Minister Sudan Gurung has issued a clarification regarding questions raised over his property details, stating that the assets made public were part of ancestral property that has not yet been formally divided.
Speaking to journalists at the Federal Parliament Secretariat premises, Gurung said the disclosed property reflects holdings prior to the partition of his grandfather’s estate. He also urged the public and media not to spread unnecessary confusion over the matter.
The controversy emerged after his property details were made public on April 12, drawing attention to the scale and distribution of assets registered in his name.
According to the official disclosure from the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Gurung owns land in Dhankuta, Chitwan, and Gorkha. The details include 18–30 kattha of land in Bharatpur, Chitwan, and 221 ropani in Chumanubri-3, Gorkha. Additionally, he holds 19 ropani of land in Karkichhap, Dhankuta.
The disclosure further states that the Home Minister possesses 89 tolas of gold, 6 kilograms of silver, and approximately Rs 6 million in cash. His bank deposits include Rs 5.62 million in Nabil Bank, Rs 535,400 in Laxmi Sunrise Bank, and Rs 1,574 in Sanima Bank.
However, the source of the cash income has not been specified in the disclosure, while the gold has been identified as ancestral property.
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