{"id":46264,"date":"2026-04-20T13:55:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=46264"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:55:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:10:53","slug":"congress-calls-for-probe-into-allegations-against-home-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/congress-calls-for-probe-into-allegations-against-home-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress calls for probe into allegations against Home Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><strong>Kathmandu, April, 20:\u00a0<\/strong> The Nepali Congress has demanded an independent investigation into allegations against Home Minister Sudan Gurung, calling the issue a serious matter of political ethics and transparency.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Monday, party spokesperson Devaraj Chalise said the controversy has raised significant public concern and questioned the integrity of governance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe recent developments involving the Home Minister have not only drawn public attention but also raised serious concerns related to political morality and transparency,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The party warned that the minister\u2019s continued presence in office could potentially influence the investigation process, directly or indirectly. It stressed the need to ensure an environment that allows for a free, fair, and impartial inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>The Nepali Congress has urged the government to immediately launch an independent, high-level probe into all allegations. It also cautioned that any delay, interference, or attempt to cover up the matter would undermine good governance, ethical standards, and public trust.<\/p>\n<p>The party reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability, and principled politics.<\/p>\n<p>The Home Minister has come under scrutiny following reports of his alleged links as a shareholder with intermediaries and the disclosure of unusual wealth, prompting growing calls for his dismissal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmandu, April, 20:\u00a0 The Nepali Congress has demanded an independent investigation into allegations against Home Minister Sudan Gurung, calling the issue a serious matter of political ethics and transparency. In a statement issued on Monday, party spokesperson Devaraj Chalise said the controversy has raised significant public concern and questioned the integrity of governance. \u201cThe recent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,11,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-news","category-national","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46264"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46264"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46266,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46264\/revisions\/46266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}