Following the revelation that Prime Minister Sushila Karki’s Chief Personal Secretary, Adarsh Shrestha, appointed his wife and family members to the secretariat, Gen Z leaders and public have raised nepotism issues once again.
While the PM secretariat, in a press statement, defended the appointment as necessary due to family circumstances, Gen Z leaders have demanded resignations.
Taking to social media, Gen Z leader Rakshya Bam wrote: “‘Transparency and accountability’ were our main demands. The civic government must become transparent and accountable to the people. Adarsh Shrestha should be removed from the office immediately, and appointments he made while encouraging nepotism and favouritism should be revoked.”
Shrestha, who was working as a computer operator in the rank of Nayab Subba (Non-Gazetted First Class Officer) in the Information Technology (IT) Division of the Supreme Court, was appointed as Prime Minister Karki’s chief personal secretary on September 14.
Prime Minister Karki appointed Shrestha as her personal secretary immediately after assuming office. He has since stepped down from his duties at the Supreme Court. Shrestha then appointed his wife, Sangeeta Shrestha, as a joint secretary-level personal secretary on September 18.
