Conflict of interest continues unchecked in Nepal’s government, parliament

On July 26, a former president of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Pashupati Murarka, tweeted something that made the rounds on social media. In the tweet , he questioned why a businessperson could not become a minister while journalists, lawyers, doctors and bureaucrats could.

The following day, Nepali Congress lawmaker Divya Mani Rajbhandari also raised this issue in the House of Representatives.