Matrika denies withdrawing resignation
Adding to the mystery surrounding his resignation saga, Forest and Soil Conservation Minister Matrika Yadav has denied withdrawing his resignation.
In a statement he issued on Saturday, Minister Yadav conceded that his party chairman Prachanda had rejected his resignation. “But news reports that I have withdrawn my resignation are not true,” he stated.
Yadav added that he has already vacated ministerial quarter and gave up other ministerial benefits like vehicles and guards, too.
Yadav has said he will not resume his ministerial duties unless the issues he has raised are not addressed. He had cited reasons (for resigning) such as lack of cooperation from the Home Ministry in curbing the sandalwood smuggling; dissatisfaction over the ongoing talks with “criminal groups” operating in Terai, and the government’s failure to act on involuntary disappearances. He further said his department was gripped by commission scandals. He said he could not bear the fact that some of his party colleagues were still behind bars.
Yadav had tendered his resignation letter, on Thursday (August 2), to Krishna Bahadur Mahara who leads five-member Maoist ministerial team in the cabinet. However, Prachanda rejected his resignation. nepalnews.com sd Aug 05 07
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