KATHMANDU, JUNE 16

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs, Rabi Lamichhane, stated that the government is formulating plans and mechanisms to effectively curb criminal activities by optimally utilizing available resources and human capital.

In an interview with RSS senior reporter Prakash Silwal, after visiting the RSS Photo Exhibition at the RSS central office on Sunday, the DPM acknowledged that Nepal's border area with India has historically been a challenging security issue.

He added that while the government is making efforts towards reforms, these measures are currently insufficient.

'The strategic recommendations provided during various province-level security meetings are being implemented. I am confident that such (criminal) activities will not recur in the future. No guilty person will be spared. We have initiated the search for the absconding accused,' Minister Lamichhane said, referring to the murder case of a Campus Chief in Bara district.

When asked why a minister from his party mentioned resigning from the ministerial post, DPM Lamichhane explained that the statement was related to the budget.

He admitted that there are some discontentments within the ruling parties concerning the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. 'However, there is no challenge to the ruling alliance,' Lamichhane asserted.

On the issue of transitional justice, DPM Lamichhane noted that the bill on transitional justice is nearing final consensus among the top political leaders.

He emphasized that consensus could be achieved if the major political parties' top leadership agreed on fundamental principles of human rights and ensured the bill was victim-centric. 'However, a commitment is needed to prevent this from becoming a political issue,' the DPM remarked.