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National Federation of
Disabled plunges into controversy
Post Report
KATHMANDU, March 12: The recent amendment in the
constitution of the National Federation of the Disabled has received flak from many
organisations working for the disabled who have termed it as "unconstitutional and
‘unilateral’ decision of its chairman.
These organisations alleged that the
constitution was amended without seeking two-thirds majority vote and after excluding 22
out of its 52 registered organizations. The allegations of lack of transparency in the
affairs of the federation including gross financial irregularities, deprivation of
affiliations to new organisations and renewing the old ones have come on the eve of the
fourth convention of the federation commencing tomorrow.
While new NGOs working for the disabled are said
to be deprived of affiliations, the old ones are not getting renewal, according to them.
150 NGOs all over the country are yet to be affiliated with the federation.
" We have been sidelined. No transparency
has been maintained in all decision-making processes of the federation on crucial
matters," Rukmagat Neupane of Nepal Consolidation Movement Coordination Committee of
the federation told the press today.
The committee works as a pressure group for the
interests of the concerned NGOs deprived of affiliations. The charges of irregularities
against the federation have been registered with the CDO for action, which they say may
lead to postponement of the convention. Although a huge budget including foreign grants
have been pumped into the programmes of the federation, the target group has not been
benefited so far.
Meanwhile, Govinda Acharya, one of the members
of the committee alleged the appointment of corrupt people into higher levels of the
organisation has greatly affected the performance of the organisation.
A case of corruption against Nar Bahadur Limbu
has been registered with the Centre for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA),
according to him. He also demanded that the minister give his decision on the matter
within a week.
" If the minister did not withdraw his
decision, we would take the case to the King," he further added.
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