Govt firm on anti-corruption campaign: PM

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KARNALI, AUGUST 21Prime Minister and CPN-Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal
has said that the anti-corruption campaign has already kicked off in the country and the incumbent government is firm in this mission.
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Addressing a gathering of party cadres and inaugural of the three-month organisation strengthening campaign organised by CPN-MC Karnali
Province Committee in Birendranagar, Surkhet, today, PM Dahal reiterated that the incumbent government took action for good-governance and
against corruption.According to him, the public's confidence in his party has increased after his government tightened the noose against
corruption and crime
"The performance of the government is evident from the action taken against culprits in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam and Lalita land grab
scam, among others." Furthermore, he claimed that the incumbent government has addressed problems related to passport and
licence, among others
The PM stated that millions of Nepali migrant workers abroad were brought under the ambit of the social security scheme to ensure financial
security for them in future."At present, 350,000 Nepali migrant workers abroad have benefited from the social security scheme," he added
He argued that if 4 to 5 million Nepali labourers working in foreign lands were roped in the scheme, it would mean social justice in the
real sense.As for the alleged involvement of his party's leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara and Mahara's son in the gold smuggling racket, the PM
said that the concerned authority was open to conducting investigation.A version of this article appears in the print on August 22, 2023, of
The Himalayan Times.
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