Date
line Kathmandu
Premier
Bhattarai is reported to have spent 110 million rupees over the last six
months from the Prime Minister's Fund without any justifiable grounds.
According to a report published in a vernacular weekly close to the Congress
quarters, Bhattarai has distributed that amount among some people
fundamentally on the basis of his personal relations. In other words, the
fund that represents taxpayers' money has been irresponsibly dissipated.
This constitutes not only the misuse of authority but also the lack of
accountability of the highest order and deserves to be invistigated. Even
the Prime Minister should not be allowed to siphon off taxpayers' money with
such impunity.
The
most amazing aspect of this episode is that one of the recipients is Dr.
Dilli Raman Regmi who never gets tired of advocating some moral principles -
truth, non-violence and compassion. Regmi who is believed to have a
ferocious craze for media publicity is reported to have received 800
thousand rupees from the Prime Minister's Fund. For what purpose? It is not
clear. Anyway, those who regard oneself as a responsible member of the
society should refrain from indulging in such unbecoming practices that tend
to precipitate cruel exploitation of the innocent taxpayers. Nor should they
incite the devilish elements in perpetuating their evil designs.
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