Kathmandu, Aug. 29 -- Nearly a year after a parliamentary probe committee submitted its report on the crisis-ridden cooperatives, Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa raised the issue in Parliament a few days ago.

This time, Thapa criticised the government for failing to provide relief to thousands of depositors whose money was embezzled by numerous cooperatives in various parts of the country.

When in opposition before joining the government in July last year, the Congress had pressed the Pushpa Kamal Dahal-led government to form a powerful inquiry committee to study crisis-ridden cooperatives.

Now in power, the largest party in Parliament has been accused of retreating from its commitment to delivering justice to cooperative...