Accusation of abusing the position to acquire wealth, demand 18 million bigo
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A case has been filed against the former Chief Minister of Sudurpaschim Province, Galigh Bahadur Sodari, on corruption charges. The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority has filed a case against Sodari in a special court on Monday with a fine of Rs. The authority has also made Sodari's wife Geeta and son Bobby Sodari defendants for the purpose of confiscating illegal assets.
According to the authority, since Sodari has kept the illegal property in the name of his wife and son, they have also been made defendants for the purpose of confiscating the property. Sodari has been suspended after filing a corruption case. Former Chief Minister Sodari is a leader of the United Socialist Party and an MP elected from Kailali-4 (1) in the Provincial Assembly of 2079. Before that, he was elected from UML in the state assembly of 2074. Sodari from the UML background joined the Unified Samajwadi after the party split in 2078.
From January 2074 to October 2075, he was the Minister of Social Development in the Far West Province, a member of the Economic Development and Natural Resources Committee in the Provincial Assembly, the Minister of Physical Infrastructure Development in the province from 14 June 2078 to November 2079 and the leader of the parliamentary party of the CPN-S. He resigned from the post on 18th July after the UML left the government with the last alliance between the UML and the Congress at the centre. The authority investigated the movable property in the name of Sodari from 7 January 2074 to 10 February 2079.
During this period, in the name of Sodari and his family, assets equal to 1 crore 93 lakh 89 thousand 637 rupees were found, only 85 lakh 51 thousand 334 rupees were confirmed as legitimate income, but the source of 1 crore 8 lakh 38 thousand 3 hundred 2 rupees was not disclosed and the case was filed.
"During the investigation period, it has been seen that Sodari's net bank balance, salary savings, daily visit allowance savings, allowance/income received from non-governmental organizations, wife's salary savings, son's salary and daily visit allowance savings, daughter-in-law's salary savings, agricultural income, social security allowance savings received by father and mother, and bank interest income have earned a total of 85 lakh 51 thousand statutory income," the indictment said. During the period, expenses for land purchase, house construction, interior decoration expenses, daughter's study expenses, investment in Bobby Masala industry owned by his wife, insurance premium payment, expenses incurred in state assembly election, son's wedding expenses, share investment, cash balance in various banks and financial institutions, including assets equal to 1 crore 93 lakh 89 thousand were spent and invested. While in office, it was confirmed that he had misused his official status to acquire illegal assets and lead an incompatible and unnatural high standard of living.'
