It has been revealed that the Tribhuvan University Student Welfare Fund and the Central Campus Independent Students Union have reached an agreement with the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the organizer of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), to receive a donation of Rs 2.5 million.

The agreement was reached without informing the TU Executive Council and other official bodies under pressure from student organizations affiliated with various political parties, leaders of the three parties, and the Self-Government Union. Head of Student Welfare, Associate Professor Dipendra Parajuli, said that the agreement was made to minimize the academic losses caused by organizing the game. The TU Land Association has been organizing the game on an annual rent of 900,000 rupees. The annual rent of 250,000 rupees agreed upon is an amount in addition to the 900,000 rupees. The first point of the agreement states that the association will deposit 1.5 million rupees of the profit received from the NPL in the Student Welfare Fund, considering the impact on the university when organizing the

cricket tournament. The second point states that the total profit will be deposited in the Self-Government Union fund to minimize the impact around the stadium, for environmental protection and waste management, and for natural regeneration. The agreement was signed by Directorate Chief Parajuli, Self-Government Union President Deepak Raj Joshi on behalf of TU, ​​while Secretary Paras Khadka and central member Shreedhar KC signed on behalf of CAN.

Central Campus Proctor Ganesh Adhikari, SWU Vice President Sanam Wali, Secretary Hikmat Kumar Budha, ANRF SWU President Balkrishna Wali, student leaders Ganesh Bhandari and Sikendra Rokaya have signed the agreement as witnesses. It has been said that Rs 2.5 million will be provided within 3 months of the end of the NPL. The professor has objected, saying that it is illegal for the student union to make an agreement and transact money for using the university's land.

Former SWU Secretary Siddhant Bhatta said that it is inappropriate for the SWU, which works for the rights and interests of students, to transact money on the issue of renting out the university's land. The directorate is a body under the Rector's Office, but Rector Khadga KC responded that he was not aware of the agreement. He said that there was no discussion about making an agreement and receiving money even at the official level. KC said that he got the information only after the agreement was reached.

In last year's first NPL, CAN provided free tickets and VIP passes (like special guests) to student organizations including SWU, NEVISANGH, ANRF SWU, Akhil Krantikari and a limited number of leaders of the three. After criticism was leveled at providing 30 to 50 free tickets and VIP passes at the rate of 5/7 per organization, a SWU member said that this year, SWU has claimed a lump sum amount.

'There has been talk of giving some tickets to SWU, but it is not certain whether it will get them or not. We have reached an agreement to take Rs 1 million for the benefit of student rights,' he said. SWU, on the other hand, has issued a press release announcing that it will not take free tickets and passes this year. SWU President Bishnu Badaila has issued a press release announcing that although it is customary to take passes and tickets, this time it will not take them. According to officials of the CAN and the Student Welfare Directorate, officials of student organizations including the Nepali Students' Union, the Nepali Students' Union, the All-Revolutionary Union, and others have been pressuring CAN for free tickets or passes. A CAN member said that they have been requesting passes and tickets through group meetings and separate telephone calls.

Last year, in the first NPL, the then president Shyamraj Ojha was embroiled in a controversy after the Nepali Students' Union itself charged parking fees from spectators going to watch the game. Students studying at the university have been complaining that the crowding and noise at the university during the game have affected their studies. Following the students' complaints, an agreement has been reached that CAN will fence the hostel near the stadium to protect it and that parking will not be allowed inside the main gate of the university and on the right and left of the main road.

The TU Registrar's Office had leased the stadium in Kirtipur to CAN for 25 years in 2059 Baisakh. The stadium rental agreement, which is being upgraded with the investment of CAN and the government, is expiring in mid-2083 Baisakh. The agreement states that out of the total rent of 900,000, 600,000 will be spent on the use of the land, 200,000 for student scholarships, and 100,000 for sports conducted at TU. The agreement made in 2059 BS mentioned that 50 percent fee discount would be given to TU teachers, students, and employees when sports are organized. CAN has complained that the agreement was made after students pressured all students to give a discount.