Kathmandu,

July 10,

There was widespread protest against the allocation of crores of rupees from the budget by the ministers and leaders with access to the trust opened in the name of their own parents. Gandaki Chief Minister Krishnachandra Nepali Pokhrel, Social Development Minister Mekhlal Shrestha and other party leaders had allocated the money from the budget to the trusts, establishments and other schemes in the memory of many people.

After massive outrage, Social Development Minister Mekhlal Shrestha has announced that he will not take the budget money . Rs 10 million was allocated from two titles for the trust formed in the memory of late Dhan Kumari Shrestha and late Punnarayan Shrestha. The news came after Rs5 million was allocated for the construction of the building and Rs5 million for the operation of the trust.

After the news became viral, leaders and activists of civil society and political parties protested and criticized the government. Minister Shrestha wrote a status on Facebook on Sunday morning announcing that the money will not be taken. "My politics has always been for the service of the people and for the development of the society. I'm sorry if I made a mistake, 'he said. This has caught my attention.