Kathmandu, April 18 -- While there have been multiple new revelations in the alleged involvement of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane in cooperative funds embezzlement, he has been consistently denying any such involvement.

On Wednesday, depositors of six cooperatives in Kaski formed a Cooperative Victims Struggle Committee and announced to launch a joint agitation demanding recovery of their deposits and action against those involved in cooperative scams.

Kiran Shrestha, coordinator of the committee, said that the gathering has decided to stage a huge protest of cooperative victims in Pokhara within a week. He said the decision was made after their demands were ignored even though they repeatedly drew the attentio...