According to a high ranking official in the Palace, separate files of all the political parties have been kept, in which activities of main leaders of the political parties are mentioned.

In a file dated August 31, 1999, some highly criticial matters of the Nepal Communist Party (UML) is also mentioned. As informed by the source, there was a secret meeting of NC President Girija Prasad Koirala, NC’s Khum Bahadur Khadka and UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal and Khadga Prasad Oli on August 28, 1999 to find a way out to the stalemate in the parliamentary proceedings after the UML-led opposition parties demanded a parliamentary committee to look into the frauds in the general election.

Koirala, who was against accepting the demands of UML, said that look after their own faces before raising the issue of ‘rigging’ in election. In response, Madhav Nepal asked, “Why do to reject the matter already accepted by prime minister?”

According to the matters mentioned in the file, it was agreed to set up committee. However, UML leaders asked for a big amount with Koirala. According to source, three major business houses were called there and Koirala instructed them to provide the money, but without increasing the price of the goods.

However, the price of goods has been increased. The palace has taken this as a very serious matter.

(Janata, Friday, Sept. 17)