The government did not seem sensitive to the appointment of the governor. It was only a 'rubber stamp' to choose the governor himself and make recommendations to the committee. I left the committee to open the eyes of the government.
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Former Governor Vijayanath Bhattarai, member of the Governor Selection Recommendation Committee, has resigned. He said that he did not want to sit in the committee since a month after its formation, not a single meeting was held, the ruling parties did not agree and the post of governor was made a joke.
Kantipur's brief conversation with Bhattarai:
Why did you resign from the governor recommendation committee?
Governor Selection Recommendation Committee under the coordination of Finance Minister has been given full authority to select the governor by law. The committee will select the best three names and recommend them to the government. Out of the best three, the government will make the governor. Now the government has made the committee a 'puppet'. It came to a situation that they choose the person who will be the governor and that person is recommended by the committee. Therefore, I did not think it was appropriate to sit in the said committee and resigned.
To whom and how did you resign? I have sent a written resignation to the coordinator of the
committee (Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister) Jew on WhatsApp. Later I sent it to the Ministry of Finance.
What was the response from the finance minister after sending his resignation?
The Minister of Finance called and asked why you left. I said that I left because I did not see the role of the committee. If you can't hold even one meeting for a month, why sit in such a committee? Didn't you refuse when you were appointed as a member of the
committee? I have accepted that the
committee will be able to work independently and I will also contribute to it. I resigned after not seeing that situation.
What role do you want?
According to the law, the committee should be allowed to work independently. It means that there was no interference from the government. The governorship is not a post of political stake. Don't pretend to be my man. After assessing the situation, a good, experienced and capable person should be made the governor.
However, the government did not seem sensitive to the appointment of the governor. It was only a 'rubber stamp' to choose the governor himself and make recommendations to the committee. I left the committee to open the eyes of the government. If the wrong person is selected, the committee should bear the consequences. However, the committee cannot recommend the selection of the governor. The government did not show it to the committee.
