KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sushila Karki has announced that the government has launched an investigation into cash recovered from the homes of senior political leaders that were set ablaze during the recent Gen-Z movement.
In her first address to the nation from Singha Durbar on Thursday, PM Karki confirmed that large sums of money were found burned in the houses of top leaders, including Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, during the violent protests of Sept 8–9 (Bhadra 23–24).
“The current government has obtained clear information about past corruption cases in a very short time. Therefore, an impartial investigation will be carried out, and those guilty will face action,” Karki declared. She added that concerned state bodies have already initiated inquiries into the cash discovered in private residences during the arson attacks.
The prime minister further said that reconstruction of properties damaged in the protests is already underway. She reiterated her administration’s firm commitment to reducing corruption, ensuring good governance, and delivering social justice.
To make state institutions more accountable, Karki announced a hotline system for citizens to directly lodge complaints regarding delays, corruption, or harassment in any government office.
Addressing broader governance challenges, she urged Parliament to handle constitutional amendment issues and called on all sides to support the government, which she said is working in line with the spirit of the Gen Z movement.
She also revealed that unallocated and fragmented budgetary projects for the current fiscal year have been scrapped, while a special “Reconstruction Fund” has been set up to rebuild damaged infrastructure.
Appealing to civil servants nationwide, PM Karki requested them to abandon old habits that discourage public morale and instead adopt a transformed approach to service delivery.
