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Everything you need to know about the controversial Constituency Development Fund
The Constituency Development Fund, which allows lawmakers to spend large amounts at their discretion, is said to promote institutional corruption and make it difficult for new candidates to compete with the incumbent lawmakers in the election. In this explainer, let’s dive deep into the evolution and implementation of the controversial fund.
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Oli’s claim his government replaced high-wire bridges across country is false
Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s claim that the UML government replaced all high-wire bridges (called tuins in Nepal) across the country with engineered bridges during his three years in office is false. The Oli government planned to replace 143 of the 198 wire crossings with bridges. But 14 of them still remain.
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TikTok video imploring people to vote for Rawal is misleading
A TikTok user shared a video imploring people to vote for UML politico Bhim Rawal in a constituency in Achham district. The video is misleading.
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Claims Gagan Thapa campaigned for Maoists are misleading
A doctored photo making false claims about two parliamentary election candidates has gone viral on social media platforms. Nepal Check found the photo was shot at a bicycle rally five years ago.
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Energy minister Bhusal falsely takes credit for power generation capacity boost
Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Pampha Bhusal made several claims during a press conference she convened to commemorate the completion of her one year in office. Some of these claims have been posted with infographics on Facebook pages dedicated to her. We’ve fact-checked one of the claims.
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Fact-check: Five-month-old video falsely shared as recent election campaign
Social media users have circulated a five-month-old video of a demonstration against information and communication minister Gyanendra Karki as evidence of a campaign for the parliamentary elections that will take place next month. The claim is false.
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Bishwa Prakash Sharma makes misleading claim about promulgation of 2015 constitution
The Nepali Congress General Secretary, Bishwa Prakash Sharma, claimed the constitution was adopted only due to his party’s stance. But he failed to clarify that the major political parties were together at the time of the promulgation of the Constitution.
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No, Sujata Koirala did not advocate ceding Kalapani to India
Social media users have circulated a two-year-old video of a speech by Sujata Koirala, a federal parliamentary elections candidate from Morang. The post claims she said Kalapani should be given to India. The claim is misleading.
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Kul Man Ghising’s claim Deuba govt started selling electricity to India misses context
Kul Man Ghising, the managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority, recently claimed Nepal had succeeded in exporting electricity to India since the inception of the current coalition government. Nepal Check found the claim lacking in context.
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Radha Pokharel’s claim women lawmakers mum in violence cases is false
In an interview with Nepal Khabar, Radha Pokharel, president of Nepal Capital Market Investors’ Association, who recently announced plans to contest parliamentary elections from a constituency in Kathmandu, claimed that women lawmakers didn’t raise the issue of violence against women in Parliament. Her claim is false.
Year: 2022
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