Former Nepal PM Madhav Kumar Nepal charged in historic land scam case involving 94 others

Madhav Kumar Nepal. File pic

Former Nepali prime minister and leader of the opposition Madhav Kumar Nepal has been charged with corruption, along with 94 others, by the anti-graft agency in connection with an alleged land scam.

This is the first time that a Nepali prime minister has been charged in a corruption case in the nation's history. The case involves alleged misappropriation of land acquired for a private company under government exemptions for land ownership ceiling.

Madhav Kumar Nepal, now the chairman of CPN-Unified Socialist (CPN-US), while in power in 2010 had approved the purchase of 815 ropani (1 ropani equals 0.0509 hectares) of land in Banepa, Kavre, under the ceiling exemption for purposes including yoga centres, Ayurvedic institutes, and the herbal industry.

The cabinet led by Madhav Kumar Nepal also approved the purchase of land under ceiling exemption in other areas including Dang, Lamjung, Syangja, Chitwan, Dhanusha, in the Bara-Parsa area and the Kathmandu Valley within five years.

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