Maharjan was appointed the executive committee member of NSC under Nepali Congress quota during the coalition government led by Madhav Kumar Nepal. He was later given the charge of acting treasurer. [break]
"I have decided to quit on moral grounds and make way for smooth functioning of the council under a new governing body," Maharjan said amidst the function. He expressed bitterness toward corruptions and irregularities in the NSC. "Though I have spent about three decades in the field of sports, I was unable to work to my full potential as the NSC board was full of people who had no idea about sports."
He blamed others in the council´s board of openly engaging in personal benefits and corruption.
Keeping the tradition alive