January 30, 2002
Kathmandu: The Prime Minister’s Private Secretariat has published a statement refuting a news item published today in two weeklies concerning what they said was an incident at the time of the Prime Minister bidding farewell to His Majesty the King on His Majesty’s return from Baluwatar on Friday after gracing a dinner hosted by him on behalf of the constitutional council. The statement says that the news item is false and fictitious.
Also, the statement published by the Prime Minister’s Private Secretariat has called upon one and all to be realistic while commenting on such sensitive matters.