Home minister vows to curb corruption
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BIRATNAGAR, SEP 18 - Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar has said that he will make all the security agencies and the Home Ministry free from political intervention and corruption.
The home minister’s statement comes a day after the transfer of Home Secretary Lilamani Poudel reportedly following some disagreements with Gachchhadar.
Talking to media persons at Biratnagar Airport on Saturday, Gachchhadar said there is no difference with any other coalition partners while transferring Secretary Poudel. He defended the government move saying that the decision to transfer the home secretary was made in view of the sensitive nature of the ministry.
He reiterated that he would not meddle in the bureaucracy and would bring down corruption in all offices under the Home Ministry to zero level.
Saying that SSPs and inspectors of the Nepal Police have not been transferred for the past two and a half years, Minister Gachchhadar informed that criteria would be prepared for the overdue transfers.
At a time when rumours are making rounds that there would be financial dealings in the transfer of high-level police officers, Gachchhadar challenged to make public the incidents of corruption and smuggling.
Poudel, who is considered a bureaucrat with clean image and integrity, was transferred to the Prime Minister’s Office on Friday.
The transfer raised questions over PM Baburam Bhattarai’s commitment not to transfer any high-level government officials at least for a few months.
Posted on: 2011-09-18 08:45
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