Kathmandu, June 7 -- The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Thursday lodged a corruption case against former prime minister and CPN (Unified Socialist) chair Madhav Kumar Nepal for allowing the purchase and sale of land beyond the legal ceiling through his Cabinet.

Party leaders were quick to allege that the constitutional anti-graft body acted against Nepal at the behest of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. Rajendra Pandey, the Unified Socialist's vice-chair, even claimed that no prime minister would be spared if Cabinet decisions-which he described as policy decisions-are subjected to corruption charges.

Backing the charge, CPN (Maoist Centre) chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday said a serious question has been ra...