Rastriya Prajatantra Party Questions Government's Intentions, Demands Probe into EV Tax Evasion and Budget Leak

Kathmandu. Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has questioned the government's intentions by giving various examples. Gyan Bahadur Shahi, RPP Parliamentary Party Leader, speaking in a special time during Friday's House of Representatives meeting, expressed suspicion about the intentions behind the government's actions and corruption issues.

Shahi demanded the formation of a parliamentary inquiry committee into the manipulation of customs rates for electric vehicles (EVs) and the budget information leak case. MP Shahi claimed that billions in revenue have been lost to the state due to tax evasion on electric vehicles, stating, 'If nothing had happened, why did the Prime Minister's Office keep the vehicles coming from customs under control for two weeks? The Prime Minister, not the ruling party, must answer this.' Shahi challenged the government to distinguish between right and wrong by forming a parliamentary committee rather than seeking individual evidence.

Shahi criticized the Prime Minister's statement in the parliament's rostrum that 'Nepal has encroached upon India's border.' 'We could not clap in agreement with the Prime Minister's statement. It is shameful for the chief executive of the nation to make such a treasonous statement,' Shahi said.

Shahi objected to the government cutting health insurance for the poor, imposing VAT on electricity, and taxing patients suffering in hospitals. 'The government does not listen when asked to provide subsidies to poor farmers, it displaces the encroachers, but dines with those who evade billions in taxes,' Shahi said.

Shahi stated that educational qualifications alone do not guarantee honesty. Referring to former finance ministers Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, Dr. Prakash Chandra Mahat, and Dr. Yubaraj Khatiwada, he said, 'During the tenure of experts like them as finance ministers, major corruption and irregularities occurred in the country. The problem is not a lack of knowledge, but a lack of morality.'

He commented that although some current ministers were beaten and detained during street protests in the past, their tendencies after reaching power are similar to those of the rulers of yesterday.

'Yesterday, attacks happened on the streets; today, character assassination is done through digital means. The only difference between the government of yesterday and today is the faces and election symbols; the behavior is the same,' Shahi said.

Shahi stated that RPP will continue to fight for truth alone and will not back down from the campaign against corruption.