Parliamentary inquiry report: Lamichhana guilty of misappropriation of co-operative funds, recommended action

GB Rai and Ravi Lamichhanel have spent the amount of 655.4 million brought to Gorkha Media from the cooperative. In the report submitted by the committee on Monday, since Ravi was involved in spending the money Recommended action. It has also been confirmed through the investigation that company president Gitendrababu (GB) Rai, managing director Lamichhane and director Chabilal Joshi have filled out KYC forms and signed checks in two banks.

Shishir Khanal, who is a member of the committee from RSVP, said that Ravi Lamichhane only spoke about taking the responsibility of the Gorkha media. The recommendation has also been stated in the case of the liability that should be taken according to the account of the Gorkha media operator, but more research should be done on this.'

Lamichhane has been looking for evidence of misuse of cooperative funds, but the investigation committee has collected dozens of evidences that confirm his guilt.

In the Gorkha media network where GB president and Lamichhane are the managing director, about 50,000 people have saved money from Suryadarshan in Pokhara, Supreme in Butwal, Swarnalakshmi in Kathmandu and Sahara Sahakari in Chitwan. was moved.

Lamichhane, the then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs, obstructed the investigation by suppressing the complaints filed by cooperative savers to the police, and a special parliamentary investigation committee was formed on May 15. In the mandate given to the committee, the scope of investigation was set on 29 cooperatives, including those that brought money to the Gorkha Media Network. The first meeting of the committee was held on May 22. From the same day, the time to submit the report to the committee was given until August 22. Even during the statement taken by the

committee, Lamichhane said that he was not aware of the money coming to Gorkha Media Network. Also, he said that he came to know about the co-operative's money going to the Gorkha media network only after he was elected MP for the second time. However, Lamichhane became the Managing Director to build the world's number one TV in information, news and analysis.

GBG came with a proposal to run the world's number one television. Attractive salary, benefits and shares were offered. After that, I took an advance of Rs. 75 lakhs as a monthly salary of Rs. 5 lakhs. We have entered into a commercial agreement with the same amount," Ravi revealed during the statement. However, the remaining 1 crore of his share was brought from Butwal's Supreme Cooperative. Not only that, two crores of rupees were transferred separately from Supreme to Gorkha Media on behalf of Lamichhane. During the

statement, the then Vice President of Gorkha Media Network, Chabilal Joshi, stated that the misunderstanding increased after Ravi and GB tried to put their house in the bank when they needed money. Chabhi said that it is not possible as the house is not in his name but in his wife's name. After that, GB and Ravi have jointly worked to get themselves out of the Gorkha Media Network.