Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has regretted the incident of padlocking the office demanding resignation of the chief executive officer, Tek Bahadur Dangi.

A press statement issued by Dangi on Tuesday said the NTB was saddened by the incident of Democratic Tourism Society and added that such work will have negative impact in the deteriorating tourism industry.

The statement alleged that the programme was organized by some ex-employees and employees of the NTB, whose job contract is near expiry to fulfill the personal interest of rather than the interest of the tourism sector.

The statement further said that the NTB was working for the development of the tourism sector since its inception and ruled out the allegations of irregularities in the NTB.

The statement asked the concerned parties to show proof that the NTB has distributed money to vigilantes to suppress the pro-democracy movement of the country.

On Monday a rally was organized by Democratic Tourism Society, reached the NTB office chanting slogans against Dangi and padlocked the office demanding Dangi’s resignation. Few officials of the NTB had also joined the movement.

They accused Dangi of supporting the royal regime and not working for revival of the ailing tourism industry. They also asked for fair and inclusive participation of all sectors of tourism in the NTB.