It is surprising that even the State Affairs Committee of the Parliament did not even discuss the letter given by Scout about 'Khadka Land Development Pvt Ltd' for 10 months. This raises questions about the unbiased role of the committee. The impartiality of the committee must be confirmed by action, claims are not enough.
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The central leader of the country's largest political party, a popularly elected member of parliament and a minister in the federal government. What level of ethics and accountability can be expected from someone who has reached such a great responsibility? Energy Minister Deepak Khadka's behavior has made Nepali society think again.
Khadka Land Development Pvt Ltd, which is the founding director of Khadka, had signed an agreement to lease Nepal Scout's building and three acres of land for 10 years, but it has been confirmed that they have grabbed more than 9 acres of land for 15 years.
Khadka disobeyed the order given by the Patan High Court to vacate the building and land after the wronged scout appealed for two years. However, the minister has been refusing to pay the rent, interest and damages of around 5 crores.
Now, he has started to give public feedback that the old thing has been forgotten. Minister Khadka's embezzlement of resources used for commercial purposes cannot be seen by the state agencies.
An agreement was made with 'Khadka Land Development Pvt Ltd', which is the operator of Khadka, regarding the enjoyment of 3 ropani raker land bordered by the mining department at Lainchour, which is the exclusive right of Nepal Scout. That agreement was valid only till July 2076. Although an agreement was made for 3 plantations, in the meantime, Khadka's company grabbed 9 more plantations.
In the meantime, he had also rented two commercial buildings since 2073. Scout claims that Khadka has prepared fake documents on matters such as parking, which are not mentioned in the contract, and made the 10-year contract period 15 years by manipulating the contract.
He has been challenging not only the agreement made by Khadka's company with Scout, but also the court order. Scout claims that he used more land than mentioned in the contract, for a longer time than specified, and for this purpose, he manipulated the contract paper itself.
In order to vacate the land and collect the rent according to the court order, the scout sent a letter from the ward to the president's office and was begging for help. After two years of defeat, the administration sealed the land and building last May. But since then, no significant progress has been made in the matter of vacating the building and paying the rent.
When will Scout get more than 50 million rent, interest and damages? This question is unanswerable because the people who do not pay the rent are the parliamentarians and ministers of this country. On the other hand, while the dispute over the land remains, Scout has not been able to use the land and building by itself and lease it to other parties. In the
agreement, the badness of the Khadka company is evident from the fact that three plantations are occupied by adding nine plantations and 15 years for ten years. But instead of discouraging this evil, the state agencies have been giving immunity.
It is surprising that even the State Affairs Committee of the Parliament did not discuss the letter given by Scout for 10 months about Khadka Land Development Pvt. This raises questions about the unbiased role of the committee. The impartiality of the committee must be confirmed by action, claims are not enough.
Action should be taken against a company that violates a written agreement with a voluntary organization, occupies more than the allotted land and even violates a court order.
Other concerned agencies of the state must also fulfill their responsibilities. Because this is also the reason for increasing distrust in Nepal's political parties, leaders and state machinery.
