November 6, Kathmandu. Tek Bahadur Gurung, elected member of the House of Representatives from Manang, won’t be able to enter parliament instantly.
As the corruption case against him is pending within the special courtroom, he won’t be able to work as an MP.
The Abuse of Authority Investigation Commission has filed a case towards Gurung in a particular courtroom for corruption of Rs. A corruption case was filed towards Gurung on the premise of a call taken when he was the Minister of State for Labor within the Sushil Koirala-led authorities. In that case, the particular courtroom launched him on a bond of Rs 5 lakh.
He shall be mechanically suspended because the corruption case is pending. Section 33 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 2059 provides that if a corruption case is filed towards an individual, he shall be mechanically suspended till such case is resolved.
Because the Election Act doesn’t disqualify individuals who haven’t been convicted of corruption, they will contest elections. But till the case is settled, Gurung won’t be able to work as an MP.
After a corruption case was filed towards Congress chief Vijay Kumar Gachchdar within the case of naming authorities land in Baluwatar within the identify of a person, his MP place was suspended. This time additionally Gachchdar has turn out to be a candidate.