INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has resigned from his post following an accusation of rape by a staff of the federal parliament
secretariat, until the end of investigation.
The secretariat of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) had met earlier today and decided that Mahara
should resign from the post of Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Spokesperson of the ruling party, Narayan Kaji Shrestha told THT
Online that the secretariat meeting held earlier today has decided that Mahara will stepdown from the post of Speaker to facilitate
investigation following the accusation
Additionally, Mahara will no longer remain a Member of Parliament.
&In a bid to facilitate factual, fair and independent investigation into
allegations levelled at my character, I hereby submit my resignation on moral grounds until the end of the investigation process,& Mahara
said in a press statement issued this afternoon.
The news of rape surfaced after hamrokura.com published a report on September 30, where the
woman has accused Mahara of raping her in her own residence
The victim (whose identity has not been disclosed) said that Mahara came to her rented apartment located at Tinkune in an inebriated state
on Sunday evening and raped her.
Meanwhile, the press advisor of Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Dilli Malla, had released a press release on
Monday, rebutting the allegation.
UPDATED: NCP (NCP) Secretariat decides on Speaker resignation
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