Nepal, May 10 -- A year after clearing Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Rabi Lamichhane of any wrongdoing in the dual passport case, the Office of the Attorney General issued a letter on Tuesday stating that there are no cases against him in the cooperative fraud cases.

The first of its kind letter issued by the OAG favouring Lamichhane, who also is the chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, has drawn criticism from various quarters. It was issued at the request of Lamichhane to determine whether any cases of cooperative fraud had been registered in Rupandehi, Chitwan and Kaski districts. In his application to the OAG, Lamichhane had said he needed the information to clarify to Parliament and the public about the al...