KATHMANDU, June 15: CPN (Unified Socialist) lawmaker Prem Bahadur Ale has claimed that irregularities in Pashupatinath had increased in recent years. He alleged that such illegal activities are taking place by cutting wires of CCTV cameras installed in the area.
The former Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation accused the sitting Culture Minister Sudan Kirati of trying to protect such irregularities instead of launching investigations and taking stringent action against those involved in such acts.
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Addressing the meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) on Thursday, Ale expressed concerns over the failure of the government to take action against those involved in such irregularities in the Pashupati Area Development Trust and the Pashupatinath Temple. He demanded action against those who committed irregularities in Pashupatinath by cutting CCTV camera wires.
Ale also claimed that there was embezzlement of the public land at Gothatar. Out of the total 535 ropanis of land at Gothatar, 31 ropanis have been allegedly misappropriated in collusion with middlemen.
The permission granted by the ministry to construct a helipad in Kavrepalanchok district is against the constitution, he further said.
(RSS)
