Kathmandu, April 24 -- About a year ago, Nepali Congress obstructed parliamentary proceedings several times, demanding the formation of a parliamentary inquiry committee to investigate cooperatives fraud.

The Congress was the main opposition back then and had pressed the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government to form the inquiry committee. But now that it is in power, the largest party in Parliament appears to have retreated from its commitment to delivering justice to cooperatives victims.

What once seemed like a determined stand of the party in favour of justice and accountability has now given way to political indifference.

For nearly a month, individuals who have fallen victim to cooperatives fraud and mismanagement have been staging a ...