Harka Sampang's Driving License Cancelled

Kathmandu. House of Representatives member Harka Sampang's driving license has been found to be cancelled. Upon checking the records of the Itahari Transport Management Office, it was found that Sampang had not renewed his license after January 1, 2015. He had renewed his category (A) license with a fine at that time. After that, he was not found to have renewed his license within the renewal period, a high-ranking official from the Police Headquarters told Ratopati. The Highway Security and Traffic Management Division of the Police Headquarters is investigating the matter. According to Section 57 of the Vehicle and Transport Management Act 2049, the driving license is automatically cancelled. According to that act, his driving license has expired, an official from the Highway Security and Traffic Management Division said. He said, 'Further investigation and legal consultation are underway.' He has not renewed his license, which expired on January 1, 2017 (Poush 12, 2073 BS), to date. He has not renewed his license for about 10 years. It is possible to renew a license within 5 years of its expiry by paying a fine. Sampang, the founder of the Labor Culture Party, was elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Sunsari-1. Prior to that, he was the mayor of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City. On May 29, he was penalized by the traffic police in an incident where a motorcycle with license plate Bagmati Province 02-60 P 0259 was driven recklessly on the Madan Bhandari Lokmarg in Udayapur Gadhi Rural Municipality-6, Udayapur. The Itahari Highway Security and Traffic Management Office issued a ticket in his name. On May 25, the office informed him that he had been fined and made public the ticket issued in Sampang's name through the Facebook page of the Police Headquarters. After a video of Sampang holding the motorcycle handlebar with one hand and filming with the other was made public through social media, netizens demanded that he be punished. It was found that Sampang obtained a new license from Itahari in 2006 and had not renewed it after 2014. He has not renewed his license, which expired on January 1, 2017 (Poush 12, 2073 BS), to date. Driving without a license is considered illegal.