PARSA, NOV 10 - State Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Karima Begam assaulted Durga Prasad Bhandari, the Chief District Officer (CDO) of Parsa on Tuesday.An enraged Begam grabbed Bhandari’s shirt collar and slapped him four times for sen-ding an old vehicle to receive her at Simara Airport. She was in the district to attend a programme.
“I was preparing to welcome her when she attacked me without even hearing my explanation,” Bhandari said. He claimed the vehicle sent to receive the state minister was recently repaired and in good condition.
The minister had demanded a car from the District Development Committee (DDC), but Bhandari sent a vehicle belonging to the Agriculture Tools Office as the DDC’s vehicle was not available then. Begam justified her move ca-lling it action against an employee who did not heed a minister’s directive. She further accused the CDO of avoiding several meetings she had called to discuss security and development of the district. She said Bhandari had been sending old vehicles without the national flag to receive other mi-nisters as well.
Government employees in Parsa and Bara districts halted work to protest the state minister’s attack on CDO Bhandari. Begam, in turn, threatened to shut down Birgunj Bazaar if employees did not resume work.
source: thekathmandupost
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