We request all the people, the ministers and the government officials who accompanied Koirala to Singapore, to immediately produce the receipts – if they haven’t – and settle the issue urgently. Because of the delay in settling the expenses, the Nepali embassy in Bangkok, which had given a little over 4 million for the treatment, has been facing financial shortage. An immediate settlement of the issue is also mandatory if those accompanying Koirala during the treatment do not want to be dragged into further controversy.
During the medical tour in November, primarily Koirala’s daughter Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Sujata Koirala received a lot of flak for her profligate ways. She was in constant media spotlight for moving around in a hired limousine and staying in one of the most expensive hotels of the city-state. The government had decided to bear the expenses for Koirala’s treatment, including expenses incurred by DPM Koirala and a few other people who had accompanied the octogenarian leader.
We have always maintained that when taxpayers’ money is involved, every penny should be accounted for. Additionally, the public has the right to know how and where the money was spent. If those who were on the medical tour are able to produce the receipts, the government will be morally obliged to release the money because it had promised to do so. However, if they cannot, it should in no way show magnanimity and bear the costs. The ones who cannot come up with the bills should bear the expenses from their own pockets.
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