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In an unprecedented move, the recently formed govt led by PM Balendra Shah successful Nepal has acceptable up a five-member judicial sheet to analyse the assets of radical who held nationalist offices from 2006 to the fiscal twelvemonth 2025-26, opening the widest scrutiny yet of the country's post-monarchy governmental and bureaucratic elite.The determination volition bring nether its lens erstwhile king Gyanendra Shah, 3 presidents, each heads of govt since 2005-06, including 2 interim arrangements, and a overmuch wider excavation of ministers, law office-bearers and elder bureaucrats.Those expected to travel nether its lens see erstwhile presidents Ram Baran Yadav and Bidya Devi Bhandari, and existent president Ram Chandra Paudel; erstwhile PMs Girija Prasad Koirala, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhala Nath Khanal, Baburam Bhattarai, KP Sharma Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba; and the 2 interim heads of govt - Khilraj Regmi and Sushila Karki.The widening framework besides formed attraction connected figures linked to Shah's ain governmental ecosystem, with the expected scope said to see existent talker Dol Prasad Aryal, ministers Birajbhakt Shrestha and Shishir Khanal, and Rastriya Swatantra Party main Rabi Lamichhane, who held nationalist posts successful earlier dispensations. The enquiry is besides expected to widen to the assets of deceased leaders, bringing the families and governmental heirs of figures specified arsenic Girija Prasad Koirala and Sushil Koirala nether scrutiny.
The five-member commission, headed by retired Supreme Court justice Rajendra Kumar Bhandari, was formed weeks aft Shah's Rastriya Swatantra Party swept the March 5 predetermination connected the backmost of past year's youth-led anti-corruption protests.Cabinet spokesperson Sasmit Pokhrel said the judicial sheet would analyse the assets of governmental office-bearers and elder officials based connected instrumentality and evidence. "An impartial probe volition beryllium carried retired based connected grounds according to ineligible standards... Its study and recommendations volition beryllium implemented by acrophobic agencies of govt," helium said.
