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Controversial CPN-UML cadre Hari Silwal has been asked to resign from Rastriya Banijya Bank.

Artha Sarokar

Kathmandu. Hari Silwal, who was appointed as the director of the bank has been pressured to resign amid the controversy . Silwal of the UML cadre has also been pressured to resign after the chairman and director of the bank who was appointed during the tenure of the then government resigned.

Sources in the government claim that Sil wal was asked to resign {{} after the resignation of the chairman and director of all the three government-owned banks

Although the ordinance issued by the government did not touch the bank and bankers, the government had sent a letter to the political appointees {{}. Chairman and other directors of the bank have resigned after the same letter.

However, Silwal, who is also a UML cadre, has not resigned from his post as and .However, it is understood that he intended to resign from the post after the government reminded him.

There was a strong protest within the bank from the time of his appointment saying was illegal. Contrary to the legal provision that could not become a borrower of the bank, Silwal became the director of the bank in violation of the legal provision that {{} could not be a director of the bank. When he was appointed as the director of bank, Silwal had an auto loan of in the same bank. 

On the other hand of the bank sister institutions RBB merchant Auditor was also controversial in thebank. The government has urged him to resign as he is openly seen in the UML and is controversial. According to a source at the Ministry of Finance, the government is preparing to sack him if he does not resign.

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