Kathmandu, February 10: Today, the nation observed the 34th anniversary of the Commission for Investigation on Abuse of Authority (CIAA). Different programs were organized on the occasion.

On the occasion, leaders and also the CIAA officials opined for controlling corruption. Some leaders even asked the CIAA to catch big fish. However, the picture is very gloomy. Day by day, corruption cases are on the rise. The nation is likely to be enlisted in the grey list. The Governor of the Nepal Rastra Bank said that even if the country will be categorized in the grey list, it may come out very soon. For several years, we have been listening to the grey list warning on the money laundering case but concerned authorities didn’t pay attention to the warning and now the governor himself seems confident that Nepal is going to be included in the grey list.

Similarly, reports have appeared about the increasing deposit of Nepali nationals in the Swiss Bank. The government is reluctant to investigate the Nepali nationals’ deposits in the Swiss banks. Corruption practice is uncontrolled in Nepal as the political leaders and the parties have institutionalized it. When candidates have to pay cash in advance to get any government position to the political leaders and parties, corruption practice has been rampant. When the political power protects those involved in corruption, such a practice becomes uncontrolled. This trend is going to flourish as the present political system is based on corruption.

People's News Monitoring Service.