Secretary of the Finance Ministry Rameshwor Khanal abruptly announced an 'extended' leave on Tuesday, indicating his differences with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari over the recent transfers of senior officials of the ministry.
Finance Ministry joint secretary Bodh Raj Niraula told Nepalnews that secretary Khanal announced leave "for some days" and left office.
Niraula, however, refuted news reports that Khanal had resigned from his post.
According to a ministry source, Khanal took a taxi while leaving the ministry instead of his office vehicle. He told other officials of the ministry that he would not return to the office, the source said.
Secretary Khanal is said to be unhappy with the transfer of officials saying that the transfers made following pressure from the pro-UML union of government employees were unjustifiable.
Khanal is credited with the ongoing action against hundreds of business firms evading tax worth billions of rupees by furnishing fake VAT fake bills. nepalnews.com
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