Rastriya Prajatantra Party Lawmaker Urges Balen Shah to Investigate 22 Major Corruption Cases

Kathmandu. Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) lawmaker Gyanendra Shahi has called upon Balendra Shah (Balen), who is about to take the oath of office as the Prime Minister, to conduct an impartial investigation into the country's 22 major corruption scandals.

Issuing a message via social media, Shahi stated that the arrival of Balen Shah has brought new hope to the nation. Recalling the pain and struggle he endured in the fight against corruption, he expressed confidence that the new leadership would bring the culprits to justice.

Lawmaker Shahi recalled the physical attacks against him on Jestha 15 and Ashoj 11, B.S. 2076 in Surkhet and Chitwan, respectively. Mentioning that he was attacked severely for raising his voice against corruption, he said, 'For nearly two and a half years as a member of parliament, my throat hurt from shouting against corruption, but it could not be implemented. But today, hope has arisen.'

These are the 22 cases Shahi demanded investigation into:

1) Ladauda aircraft corruption

2) Wide-body aircraft purchase scandal

3) Sudan scam

4) Maoist combatant camp irregularities

5) Lalita Niwas land case

6) Patanjali land case

7) Giribandhu Tea Estate

8) Tikapur land scam

9) Litchi orchard land case

10) Balmandir and Bansbari land cases

11) Fake Bhutanese refugee case

12) Visit visa case

13) Omni drug purchase case

14) Nepal Trust land case

15) 33 kg gold smuggling

16) 60 kg gold smuggling

17) Cooperative fraud

18) Security press purchase (700 million)

19) Terramax case

20) Excise sticker case

21) Melamchi Project

22) Ncell case