Uprooting Corruption

In a bold anti-corruption move, the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Sunday filed a charge sheet at the Special Court against Chief Secretary Dr. Baikuntha Aryal and 10 other individuals for their alleged involvement in corruption relating to the printing of stickers of excise duty. This is first time a sitting chief secretary has been implicated in major venality. A year after assuming the highest position in the nation's civil service, Aryal has been automatically suspended from the post after the anti-graft body dragged him to the court. Dr. Aryal was allegedly involved in the financial irregularity while serving as the secretary at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.