{"id":2913,"date":"2025-06-24T02:14:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T02:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/?p=2913"},"modified":"2025-06-24T02:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T02:14:26","slug":"government-forms-high-level-committee-to-probe-visit-visa-scanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalinewshub.com\/?p=2913","title":{"rendered":"Government forms high-level committee to probe visit visa scanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KATHMANDU:<\/strong> The government has formed a high-level committee to investigate the visit visa scandal that has rocked national politics in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>A meeting of the Council of Ministers held today decided to form the committee under the leadership of former Chief Secretary Shanker Das Bairagi.<\/p>\n<p>The committee has been mandated to submit a report within 30 days, focusing on irregularities, procedural violations, and possible abuse of authority in the distribution of visit visas.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes amid continuous obstruction of parliamentary proceedings by the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), both of which have been demanding a high-level investigation into the scandal and the resignation of Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition has accused the government of mishandling the visa process and allowing systemic exploitation under ministerial watch.<\/p>\n<p>With the formation of the high-level committee, there are growing expectations of a credible and impartial probe into the allegations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU: The government has formed a high-level committee to investigate the visit visa scandal that has rocked national politics in recent weeks. 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