The House of Representatives (HoR) on Friday issued directives to the government to initiate action against officials involved in the controversial Royal Commission for Corruption Control (RCCC) formed after royal takeover of last year.
The House meeting unanimously adopted the resolution tabled by Ramesh Lekhak of Nepali Congress Democratic, condemning the extra-judicial act of the Commission against democratic political party leaders.
Though the Supreme Court had dismissed the RCCC on February 13, the House directed the government to take action against the officials.
The resolution stated that the Commission was set up with an ulterior motive to defame and humiliate democrats and was against the principles of natural justice.
Participating in the discussion, MPs Lekhak, Dharma Nath Prasad Shah, Pari Thapa and Ram Kumar Chaudhari demanded strong action against them.
Responding to the MPs’ demands, Finance Minister Dr Ram Sharan Mahat said the government is ready to take action against the King’s appointees.
The controversial commission had jailed former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and former minister Prakash Man Singh for 10 months after the king seized power early last year. The Commission that could investigate, execute and punish anybody it wanted had also taken action against dozens of bureaucrats and officials.
Friday’s session of the House also passed a proposal put forth by MP Suresh Kumar Karki to take action against the killer of MP Hem Narayan Yadav.
Meanwhile, MP Rajendra Mahato put forth a proposal seeking a direction to the government to form a code of conduct so that peace talks would be successful. The MPs will discuss the issue on Saturday.