KATHMANDU: Rabi Lamichhane, the President of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), refuted claims made in a daily newspaper on Monday that Rs 18 million had been deposited into his bank account.
Speaking at a press conference at the party headquarters, Lamichhane claimed that such a substantial amount of money had not been deposited into his bank account. He also suggested that someone might have attempted to deposit the amount into his bank account. “The concerned bank has provided me with a letter confirming that the said amount has not been deposited into my account,” he added. “A check for the mentioned amount was deposited into my account, but the check wasn’t cleared, and the transaction was terminated.”
In its report on Monday, Kantipur Daily alleged that Gitendra Babu Rai, Chairman of Galaxy TV Network, deposited Rs 18 million into Lamichhane’s bank account after Lamichhane relinquished his shares in the network.