Kathmandu, May 9 -- The main opposition Nepali Congress has reiterated that its demand for a parliamentary investigation into the involvement of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane in cooperative funds scam is non-negotiable.

A meeting of the party's senior leaders including present and past office bearers on Wednesday decided not to backtrack on its demand.

Lamichhane is accused of embezzling funds of credit cooperatives in Kaski, Chitwan, and Rupandehi districts.

Police investigations reports have revealed that millions of rupees were transferred from two cooperatives in Lamichhane's name without following the required process. Lamichhane denies any wrongdoing.

"Our previous decision to call for a parliamentary c...