Irrigation department director general, Sunkoshi-Marin project director presented at PMO with police assistance
Summary
Police brought Department of Water Resources and Irrigation Director General Dinesh Rajauria and Sunkoshi-Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project Director Krishna Prasad Rijal to the Prime Minister’s Office after they became unreachable. The PMO says they were only summoned for clarification, while police sources say they were taken into custody.
Key Points
- Dinesh Rajauria and Krishna Prasad Rijal were brought to the Prime Minister’s Office with police assistance after becoming unreachable.
- The Prime Minister’s Office says the two officials were summoned only to clarify issues about the Sunkoshi-Marin project.
- Police sources say both officials were taken into custody, but the PMO denies they were arrested or detained.
- It remains unclear what specific issues about the project’s progress the officials were asked to explain.
