Even if the name is not mentioned in the report, the political leadership comes under scrutiny
With the release of a study report by a sub-committee under the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament stating that there were irregularities during the construction of Pokhara International Airport, a debate has started on this issue from many angles.
The study conducted by the sub-committee under the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament has recommended the suspension of 8 technicians and employees, including the then project chief and current director general of the Civil Aviation Authority, . Regarding the implementation of the recommendations and reports made by the sub-committee, the coordinator of the
sub-committee and the chairman of RPP Rajendra Lingden from Kantipur with ; Jaysingh Mahara's conversation with : has been prepared by the sub-committee of the Audit Committee after long-term study and research. This report is in the subcommittee, how will the process of its implementation proceed ? When will it be submitted to the audit committee?
This report has been prepared . We completed this report from the sub-committee yesterday. Now it goes to parent committee and proceeds from parent committee . Chairman of the committee Rishikesh Pokharel calls the meeting of the main committee, the work is done on our behalf .
You say the job is done, What irregularities have been observed?
There are many corruption scandals in the country. However, this is the biggest corruption scandal. In this, huge corruption has been clearly seen at the beginning of the contract process . Then in the construction process, the quality of the work has also been corrupted . The contract of 22 billion was wrong and the work was not done according to the conditions.
What is clearly written there is that the construction company will hand over the current regional international airport, with that money . But even then the cost of billions has been increased . More items have been added. Corruption has been done in the meantime. Many billions of corruption has been done, the exact number could not be said. Even after that, more than two billion corruption has been done by giving tax exemptions.
Therefore, the project was pushed forward by corruption at all levels, as a result, the project was said to be completed, but now commercial flights cannot take place, it is not happening . After that, all corruption is at the level of happening. But the authority will take action against those who have to be punished according to the law. We concluded that there was irregularity and corruption and handed it over to the concerned.
You have pointed out many topics of irregularities and corruption, but you have only named the employees of the authority and other inter-related bodies . Political leadership no one involved ? Or you didn't mention the name ?
It is not only about this matter that what I have said in general is that whatever corruption scandals there are, only the employees below are doing corruption without the involvement of the main leadership . But in some of our files, only the employee below is correcting and only he is visible, so the employee comes initially . Will that employee carry corruption alone or show his boss or commander? It depends .
Now, even though the name of the report given by us is not mentioned, it has been said that the officials of such and such decisions should also be prosecuted . After that, even if they don't write their names, they will also come under scrutiny as to which decision was made by which political leadership.
There is an 11-member sub-committee and only five MPs have signed the report, what will the rest of the members do? There were 11 members when the
sub-committee was formed, after one member went to another committee, we remained 10. Two of those members have not attended the meeting for a long time . 8 people were continuously involved and this is the conclusion reached after meeting many times. In that order, five of us have signed, the other three friends have said that we will see and sign later, I think they will come and sign .
After the rest of the MPs sign it, it goes to the committee and what happens?
I have already said that - that's how it goes. Friends who don't understand why they don't understand my mind in this decision write about what they don't understand. Now this report moves forward, not stopping .
