Kathmandu, December 30
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane has said that he will take action if he finds out that the police personnel visit prominent leaders asking for transfers or promotions.
Lamichhane visited the Nepal Police Headquarters on Friday, for the first time as the home minister, and told Nepal Police officials the transfer and promotion of police personnel cannot be done outside the criteria.
“I want to ensure that promotion will be based on qualification and capability rather than nepotism,” said Lamichhane.
The minister also told Nepal Police that people who worked extra hard would be remunerated accordingly and those who acted against the law would be punished.
“What happened in the past is history. There won’t be any illegal activities from today. I will put an end to all malpractices,” said Lamichhane.
He also said that he will not interfere in police work and said that services, facilities, rations and salary offered to the police would be reviewed in the coming days.
Nepal Police chief Dhiraj Pratap Singh said that standards have also been drawn up for promotion in the police.
