After the patient reached a critical condition and was admitted to the hospital, an injection called Fortum was given in the OPD and 90 percent of the payment was made. The bill for purchasing goat liver, Horlicks, juice and heater was submitted and paid under the title of medical treatment expenses. It was seen that the money was taken by submitting a bill for printing press in the name of medical treatment. The medical treatment expenses were shown by submitting a bill for traveling abroad. These are just some of the unique examples of payments made to ministers and MPs from the state treasury.

The examples mentioned about 3 decades ago in the parliamentary history of Nepal show how ministers and MPs exploited the state treasury by abusing power and authority when the opportunity arose. Reading this detail may still be surprising.

Especially after the 2051 mid-term elections, the unnatural greed, lust and immoral character shown by the characters in the game of toppling and forming the government (player MPs and ministers) had brought disrepute to the parliamentary system. When the top leadership and powerful leaders within the party were involved in the 'business' of maintaining power, the buying and selling of ministers and MPs would begin. This 'business' lasted from Bhadra 2052 to 054. By that time, four prime ministers had already led the government. At that time, the titles of financial assistance received by ministers and MPs in the name of medical treatment were found to be unusual. The reason why they were unusual was that most of the payments were not for medical treatment but were given to MPs as 'sneaky money' to vote for/against the no-confidence motion registered in Parliament against the government.

At that time, based on a study conducted by the Accounts Committee of Parliament, it was found that payments were made under unusual titles and that they were being used to travel abroad. The meeting of the Accounts Committee held on Chaitra 26, 2011 had directed that such payments should be returned. According to the report prepared by the committee, it was seen that ministers and MPs had spent Rs 13.6 million on treatment and financial assistance in 6 years.

When the annual budget of the country presented by the Finance Minister was Rs 50 to 60 billion, the amount taken in the name of treatment and financial assistance was considered very large. Even in the name of treatment, a vivid example is still given of how ministers and MPs misused the state treasury without paying for it. They took money from wherever they could, including the Council of Ministers, the Parliament Secretariat, and the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Financial assistance to ministers

At that time, 6 ministers had taken an advance of US $ 2,000 each from the state treasury. The ministers who took such an advance were Buddhiman Tamang, Balaram Gharti Magar, Bishnu Bikram Thapa, Shantishamsher Rana, Anis Ansari, and Mahendra Yadav. The amount given as treatment expenses was converted into financial assistance by the Council of Ministers after they could not submit the bill. They had accepted the amount as an advance on the same day, showing their obligation to spend on the treatment.

If you had to go abroad for treatment, a recommendation from the medical board was required, and it was a legal obligation to submit a bill for the advance payment. The accounting report mentioned that the amount taken without completing the process of 35 lakh 92 thousand should be recovered from the ministers. The report mentioned that initially it was against the law to take an advance in the name of treatment and convert it into financial assistance. The report mentioned that it was wrong to say that if the ministers themselves did not follow the law, it would be from others.

Treatment expenses by submitting a bill for the press

MPs and officials from the Parliament Secretariat had submitted unusual bills and received treatment expenses. Payment was taken by submitting a bill for a printing press in the name of medical treatment. The report mentioned that financial assistance was obtained by submitting a bill for traveling abroad. On the same day, a request for spending from 12 thousand to 100 thousand rupees for common diseases was approved and payment was taken.

The hospital prescription and the details of the purchased medicine did not match, but the amount was paid. MPs and office-bearers had submitted bills for purchasing liver, Horlicks, juice and heaters and received financial assistance. The same MP had sometimes received financial assistance from the Parliament Secretariat, sometimes from the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and sometimes from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Injections to be given in critical conditions should be given in the OPD

Fortum injections should be given when the patient reaches the hospital in critical conditions. But some MPs had made bills for using Fortum injections in the OPD in the name of receiving treatment assistance and received payment.

The account report mentioned that the MPs had to return the amount taken after the doctors said that the injection could not be given in the OPD. The report concluded that the MPs should return the amount. There was no detail on how the Fortum injections were used. But the report mentioned that MPs Dhruv Sharma, Arjun Narsingh KC, Ramchandra Adhikari, Indu Sharma, Suresh Malla, Mahendra Kumar Mishra, Mahendra Rai and Chinakaji Shrestha had taken the injection.

The audit report mentioned that only 69 people had not received medical treatment expenses from anywhere since the mid-term elections in 2007. After the change in 2007, 49 MPs of the House of Representatives of the first parliament had not received medical treatment expenses. Similarly, 44 MPs of the National Assembly had not received such expenses. Kantipur Daily published a news report based on the report prepared by the Public Accounts Committee with examples of how MPs and ministers have misused and continue to misuse state funds on 27 Chaitra, 2007 under the title ‘Accounts Committee Decision to Return the Amount Taken by Ministers for Medical Treatment’.