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A letter to Kathmandu post for mentioning me in Belbase corruption scam


I sent this letter to the editor of Kathmandu post, which tkp did not publish .So I am putting it in my blog.  

To
The  editor
Kathmandu Post

My attention has been drawn to the news published in today's Kathmandu post regarding Labor Minister Kumar Belbase's tape scandal in relation to registration of new man power companies. The way I have been mentioned in the news, is highly objectionable and I   have taken very serious note of that. Kathmandu post's wrong reporting in the past has done very serious damage to me and it has attempted to damage me  again by mentioning me for my alleged role  in corruption after seven months of my removal from the cabinet.


However, the story of KTP about me has changed this time. Earlier it spread the message that I took bribe from many foreign employment manpower companies and now it has a different story to sell to people. It merely talks of my alleged role in giving license to only one company. Kathmandu post, in my view is working as an organ of the PMO and Foreign Employment Department and there are vested interests involved. Though it has mentioned my name again but has not been able  to provide any specific evidence or information about my involvement in corruption. KTP is doing all this  to guard a care taker Prime Minister who has not been able to justify his act in public or in parliament  regarding my removal from his cabinet. There are many agencies where people and even government agencies  can go and complain about any  wrong decisions and act of mine. But Kathmandu post is working as a rumour monger and is busy in the business of propaganda and heresy to slander me. Is it not ironical that the newspaper, after seven months of my removal  is still talking of my alleged involvement in corruption! So Kathmandu post, in my case, is a glaring example of unethical, immoral and irresponsible journalism.

Till today, no one, including the caretaker Prime minister has informed me about the reason of  my removal from the Minister's position. But I know very well that I was removed because I was firm about taking action against corrupt officials of Foreign employment department and was determined to  push reforms ahead in a ministry which has been taken by powerful people as the Birta Ministry to exploit the vulnerable and the voiceless people. 
So I strongly demand that Editor of Kathmandu post apologies publicly for slandering me again in the most irresponsible manner. I also demand that this letter be published  without any editing.


Sarita Giri
Former Minister of Labor and Transport Management.
October 20,2012

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