Politics is not only a game of power, it is also a sacred platform for people's trust and service. Leadership must uphold high standards of ethics and accountability at every step.

Politics is not only a game of power, it is also a sacred platform for people's trust and service. Leadership must uphold high standards of ethics and accountability at every step. However, the organized corruption and human trafficking exposed in the visit visa case under the Ministry of Home Affairs has raised serious questions on this belief. There is a business of charging Rs 300,000 for Europe and Rs 30-50,000 for other countries in the 'setting' of immigration staff, travel agencies, police and middlemen when going abroad on daily 400 Nepalese visit visas from Tribhuvan International Airport. In December 2080, the police seized 66 passports and exposed this trap. The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority has arrested joint secretary Tirtharaj Bhattarai and the fact that more than 10 million has been deposited in Khagendra Subedi's account within a month reveals the depth of this smuggling.

How leadership in Japan shows accountability even in small mistakes is an inspiration for us. In 2025, Agriculture Minister Taku Ito resigned due to public outrage due to inappropriate comments on rice price hike. In 2014, Justice Minister Midori Matsushima resigned over a minor misdemeanor like handing out hand fans. In 2017, Defense Minister Tomomi Inada resigned for concealing subordinate documents, and in 2009, Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa resigned for inappropriate behavior in public. These examples show a culture in which leadership in Japan prioritizes public trust and fairness. In Nepal too, Kirtinidhi Bista, Ramsharan Mahat and Gokul Baskota have respected public service by resigning on grounds of ethics in the controversy. The Home Minister has said, "If financial irregularities are confirmed, I will quit politics." But, Minister, public service is not limited to waiting for confirmation of allegations. It is also connected with people's feelings and beliefs. This incident, where the dreams of ordinary Nepalis to go abroad became a victim of smuggling, has raised serious questions about your leadership. If you resign and give the authority a chance for a fair investigation, this step will win the hearts of the people. It is also an opportunity to expose your clean image and define public service in its true sense.