MP Vikram Thapa Demands Immediate Investigation into Passport Printing Irregularities

Kathmandu. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) MP Vikram Thapa has stated that the committee should immediately start an investigation into the irregularities in passport (passport) printing. 

Speaking at the meeting of the Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday, MP Thapa emphasized that the file of the Department of Passports should be immediately summoned to the committee and studied. He said that it should be clarified who had what intentions in the passport printing decision-making process and how much damage it caused to the state. 

Speaking at the meeting, MP Thapa said, "The latest hot scandal currently being discussed in the market is passport printing. Is that file accessible to us? If so, let's summon it immediately. A deep study is necessary to clarify who had what intentions, whether the decisions were made policy-wise or intentionally, and how much loss and damage it caused to the state." 

MP Thapa mentioned that citizens going for foreign employment and those needing to go abroad for other purposes are facing great hardship due to the lack of passports. 

"It is unfortunate that in a country run by remittances, citizens are facing a situation where they cannot get passports," he said. "On one hand, it is causing problems for service recipients, and on the other hand, questions have been raised about the involvement of those involved in this process." 

Stating that the Public Accounts Committee should not just be a body to maintain tradition, Thapa suggested working by entering the system. He said, "We are not here just to complete the committee's numbers or to hold meetings, we have to enter the system. Discussions only on the surface are not enough, we have to get involved and the committee must have the courage to do so." 

MP Thapa also demanded that the committee should actively play its role in old corruption files and currently discussed issues.