Gyanendra Shahi questions government over lack of further investigation into Bhutanese refugee scam

Kathmandu, November 12, 2026 — Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) parliamentary leader Gyanendra Shahi has criticised the government for failing to advance further investigations into the Bhutanese refugee scam, as several accused individuals, including former Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand and CPN-UML leader Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, have been released.

In a statement posted on Facebook on Thursday, Shahi questioned why the government had not prepared a new investigation file and submitted it to the court despite repeated political promises to take action against corruption.

He argued that leaders who had pledged to punish corrupt individuals were now in government, yet further investigation into the scam had not progressed.

“Seven months have passed since the new government was formed, and 13 months in total when the previous government’s tenure is included, but further investigation into the Bhutanese refugee scam has still not been completed to the point of submitting a new file to the court,” Shahi wrote.

He also pointed out that people who had been arrested and imprisoned under the previous government had since been released. He questioned the status of further investigations and legal action against those allegedly involved.

“Why has a new file not been prepared? Why has no further action been taken against the guilty?” he asked.