Nepali Congress leader Shekhar Koirala has requested the government to withdraw the Rs 20 million budget allocated for the repair and maintenance of Koirala Niwas (Koirala Residence).
Koirala made the request in a letter to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation.
“Ordinary citizens of the country are facing deprivation, scarcity, and various hardships. Therefore, I humbly request that the limited resources and means available be used for the upliftment of such citizens. I am morally unable to accept the amount allocated for the repair and maintenance of Koirala Niwas located at Koshi Hospital Chowk, Biratnagar Metropolitan City-7, Morang,” he wrote in the letter.
Koirala also thanked the government for the budget allocation.
Koirala Niwas is the birthplace of Nepal’s first democratically elected prime minister, BP Koirala.
The house was set on fire during the Gen Z movement on September 9 last year.