Kathmandu, July 2 -- The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), the fourth largest party in Parliament, has launched a nationwide signature campaign to protest the imprisonment of its party president, Rabi Lamichhane. The campaign began on June 21, the party's third anniversary. The party claims the imprisonment is politically motivated harassment by the ruling coalition.

Lamichhane announced the campaign in a 20-page document released during the party's third anniversary.

He has been charged with defrauding funds from several credit cooperatives across the country to operate the now defunct Galaxy 4K television channel. Before joining politics in 2022, Lamichhane was associated with the TV as a managing director and hosted a programme.

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