Making public the decision of the Central Performance Committee on Wednesday, the Congress, on the one hand, called the asset investigation process positive, while on the other hand, it raised serious questions about the structure and independence of the commission.
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The Nepali Congress has made public its mixed views on the government's move towards the formation of the Asset Investigation Commission and the implementation of the report of the Inquiry Commission. While making public the decision of the Central Performance Committee on Wednesday, the Congress, on the one hand, called the asset investigation process positive, while on the other hand, it raised serious questions about the structure and independence of the commission.
The Congress has reminded that since 2048 BS, the Congress has been continuously demanding the formation of a fully empowered commission to investigate the assets of high-level public officials, the nationalization of illegal assets, and the investigation of corruption cases since 2046 BS. Reacting positively to the government's current move in this direction, the Congress has emphasized that the scope of the investigation should be expanded to 2062 BS.
However, the Congress believes that the government's formation of the commission only through a decision of the Council of Ministers without creating a legal structure is contrary to its own declaration. Stating that placing the commission under the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers will increase the interference of the executive and weaken impartiality, the Congress has maintained that such a commission should be autonomous and independent.
Meanwhile, the Congress has stated that although the assets of the Prime Minister and ministers have been made public, a clear legal answer is needed to the questions raised on their legitimate sources and tax aspects.
Similarly, the Congress has called the government's move immature and selective, saying that the report of the Gauri Bahadur Karki-led inquiry commission has been moved towards implementation without being made public in a proper manner.
According to the Congress, the commission has not investigated the incident of Bhadra 23 and 24 in depth enough and has presented it only superficially. Claiming that an important incident has been ignored due to lack of time, resources and manpower, the Congress has termed it biased and unbalanced. The party has also accused the commission of exceeding its scope of work and making policy and prosecution-related recommendations. The Congress says that implementing such reports as judicial decisions is against the constitution and legal principles.
The Congress demands the formation of a high-level independent judicial commission with technical and expert staff for a fair and in-depth investigation into the incidents of Bhadra 24 and the formation of a special committee for parliamentary oversight of the commissions' performance.
