Ex-FinMin Sharma at Singha Durbar to answer questions of probe committee

KATHMANDU, July 21: A meeting of parliamentary committee formed to probe charges against former Finance Minister Janardan Sharma is currently underway at Singha Durbar in Kathmandu.

Sharma has also participated in the meeting and will be answering the questions of the committee.

Earlier on Wednesday, the committee had a meeting with two journalists who had written news about the involvement of unofficial personnel in the budget preparation process.

Sharma has been accused of inviting two unofficial personnel at the Finance Ministry and changing the tax rates.

The government then formed an eleven member probe committee following which Sharma resigned from his post.