KATHMANDU, May 19: The coordinator of the parliamentary subcommittee formed to study the construction of the Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa has been changed.
Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Manju Khand has been appointed as the new coordinator of the subcommittee under the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives. Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) MP Manish Jha, a member of the subcommittee, confirmed the decision made at today's meeting.
Manju Khand, who went out of contact after her husband’s arrest...
The subcommittee was initially formed under the leadership of CPN-UML lawmaker Yogesh Bhattarai to investigate irregularities, errors, and corruption during the airport's construction. However, RSP’s Jha had questioned a possible conflict of interest due to Bhattarai’s past role as a minister. In response, Bhattarai stepped down from the coordinator role.
Earlier, PAC Chair Rishikesh Pokharel had proposed UML lawmaker Achyut Prasad Mainali as the new coordinator, but consensus could not be reached. The subcommittee has now officially appointed Manju Khand to lead the investigation.
