1. Madhav Kumar Nepal
Madhav Kumar Nepal was formally charged by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) in June 2025 for his role in the Patanjali land scam. During his premiership, the government transferred over 100 ropanis of land to Patanjali Yogpeeth in Bara district, which was later resold, causing a state loss of over Rs. 185 million. The CIAA stated the cabinet decision violated Article 66 of the Corruption Prevention Act.
Additionally, Nepal has been implicated in the Lalita Niwas land grab case, where government land was fraudulently transferred to private hands. The Supreme Court ordered prosecution against both Madhav Nepal and Baburam Bhattarai.
Sources: Kathmandu Post, June 5, 2025, The Diplomat, June 2025 and Ekantipur, February 14, 2025 (Nepali)
2. Baburam Bhattarai
Bhattarai has been named in the same Lalita Niwas land scam. His cabinet, during his premiership, approved decisions that facilitated illegal land transfers to powerful individuals in Baluwatar. Though he has maintained the decisions were legal and collective, the Supreme Court in 2024 found grounds for further investigation and prosecution.
3. Sher Bahadur Deuba
In 2005, the Royal Commission for Control of Corruption (RCCC) convicted Sher Bahadur Deuba for abuse of authority and financial irregularities in the Melamchi Water Supply Project, sentencing him to jail. However, the RCCC was later declared unconstitutional, and the conviction was annulled. He has also been accused of mismanagement in aircraft procurement, cooperative funds, and favoring close allies in fuel import deals, though formal charges were never pursued.
1995–1997,
2001–2002,
2004–2005,
2017–2018,
2021–2022.
4. K.P. Sharma Oli
K.P. Oli’s cabinet was involved in the controversial Giri Bandhu Tea Estate land swap. The cabinet changed land-use policy to allow private individuals to claim state land that had been under public trust. The Supreme Court in July 2024 invalidated this decision, calling it a misuse of power for private gain.
2015–2016,
2018–2021,
2024 to Present
5. Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”
After the 2006 Comprehensive Peace Accord, roughly 19,602 Maoist combatants were housed in cantonments with monthly allowances of NPR 5,000 until integration or retirement. Allegations arose that Maoist leaders—including Prachanda—inflated fighter numbers (e.g., stating 35,000 instead of 7,000, later “verifying” 20,000) and thus siphoned off funds through non-existent or ghost combatant. This led to the misuse of billions of rupees through fake fighters. A complaint was filed in 2024, but no strong investigation has taken place yet. Prachanda denied the charges and said he is ready to go to jail if proven guilty. The case shows how corruption and lack of accountability remain big problems in Nepal’s politics..
2008–2009,
2016–2017,
2022–2024
Disturbing practices.
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