Now, Yami wants a cheaper car
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KATHMANDU, SEP 29 -
UCPN (Maoist) leader and wife of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, Hisila Yami, has asked Chief Secretary Madhav Ghimire to arrange for an India-made Bolero or another cheaper car for her.
The Post ran a news report on Wednesday that said Yami was flouting the government’s austerity drive championed by her husband by demanding luxurious cars from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
“I have sent a message to the chief secretary to arrange for a Bolero or a cheaper car for me as the current (another Prado used by former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala) is not functioning well,” Yami told The Post, adding that she had never demanded a Toyota Prado car.
Ghimire, however, refused to comment on the issue. The Bolero costs Rs 3 million approximately. The government’s austerity directives introduced by the PM forbids the purchase of vehicles that cost over Rs 3 million even for government secretaries and ministers.
Meanwhile, in an interview with the BBC Nepali Service on Wednesday, Bhattarai was asked to clarify his wife’s demand for luxurious cars.
In response, Bhattarai said there was a premeditated attempt in the media to tarnish his government’s image.
He, however, added that he will spare no one if found guilty. “I am worried and I will not tolerate such things if enough evidence is produced before me,” Bhattarai said.
Posted on: 2011-09-29 08:45
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