Kathmandu, November 21
Nepali Congress lawmaker Dhan Raj Gurung announced on Monday that he will give away the hiked portion of his severance package to earthquake victims.
Gurung made this announcement a day after the Parliament increased lawmakers’ pay and perks, meaning each lawmaker will get more than one lakh rupees per month.
Gurung pointed that post-quake reconstruction work is not moving ahead and that quake victims are not getting relief. In this context, it is against the parliamentary practice to hike lawmakers’ pay and perks, Gurung pointed.
Lawmaker Gurung said he will accept whatever severance package he was getting before the hike, adding that he will have the hiked amount deposited in Earthquake Victims’ Relief Fund.
Gurung has written to the Parliament Secretariat and asked it to have the hike deposited directly to the fund.
