Election Police Uniform Irregularities Under Investigation
Summary
The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority is conducting a detailed investigation into allegations of irregularities in the uniforms provided to election police during the recent elections in Nepal.
Key Points
- 133,980 election police were recruited for the House of Representatives elections held on Falgun 21, with 15,110 recruited by the Armed Police.
- The police and armed police spent approximately 7.83 billion rupees on election police salaries, rations, and uniforms.
- The Home Ministry approved the uniform standards, but allegations of irregularities have led to an ongoing CIAA investigation.
- Prime Minister Balendra Shah's secretariat is pressuring the CIAA to expedite the investigation, with former Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal and IGP Dan Bahadur Karki under scrutiny.
