High level commission set to interrogate former CJ, Ranabhat Former Chief Justice Hari Prasad Sharma

July 22, 2006
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Former Chief Justice Hari Prasad Sharma (File Photo)
The High-Level Commission formed to investigate the atrocities committed to suppress the popular movement of the country is all set to interrogate former Chief Justice Hari Prasad Sharma and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tara Nath Ranabhat, for their alleged role in suppressing the mass movement.

Reports quoted a highly-placed source of the commission as saying that the Commission will interrogate Chief of Army Staff Pyar Jung Thapa this week.

The Commission on Friday asked Sharma and Ranabhat to appear before it on Monday.

“Sharma spoke against the rights of the people in Australia when he was taking part in the Chief Justices’ world conference and Ranabhat had publicly favoured the royal takeover,” the source said.

“Ranabhat had publicly said that the House cannot be reinstated and suggested the political parties to support the King.”

 

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tara Nath Ranabhat (File Photo)
Ranabhat said he was surprised at the commission’s decision to summon him. “I had always favoured people’s rights as I am a democrat,” he said.

While the Commission also summoned ministers of the royal cabinet Ganesh Sherchan and Mrigedra Singh Yadav on Monday, former state ministers Ram Narayan Singh, Durga Shrestha, Yangkila Sherpa, Mani Lama, Durga Pokhrel and Rabindra Khanal have been asked to appear before it on Sunday.

Meanwhile, former ministers Madhukar SJB Rana and Krishna Lal Thakali told the Commission on Friday that they had no hand in suppressing the mass movement as they were removed from the post before the April uprising.

The high level commission headed by former Supreme Court Justice Krishna Jung Rayamajhi grilled two vice-chairman of the royal cabinet, ministers and others who were believed of playing role to suppress the pro-democracy movement of the country.