The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has launched an internal investigation into House of Representatives member Khagendra Sunar following questions raised by news reports and audio material circulating in the media, the party said. General Secretary Bipin Acharya said the party’s central discipline commission had been instructed to conduct an immediate and impartial probe. Sunar has also been barred from attending public and formal party programs until the investigation is complete.
RSP orders an immediate and impartial inquiry
Acharya’s announcement places the matter before the party’s central discipline commission, which has been directed to examine the issues raised in the reports and audio. The party has described the inquiry as immediate and impartial, setting out the two principles it says should guide the internal process. The announcement, as reported, does not specify when the commission will finish its work or detail the steps it will take to assess the material.
The inquiry is an internal party process, and the information made public so far does not establish a finding against Sunar. The reports and audio have raised questions, but the RSP’s decision to investigate is not itself a conclusion about what happened or whether any allegation is substantiated. The commission’s task is to examine the matter before the party determines what, if anything, should follow from its review.
Sunar barred from party programs during probe
Alongside ordering the investigation, the RSP has told Sunar not to attend public or formal party programs while the inquiry remains underway. The restriction is temporary in the sense that it is tied to the conclusion of the investigation; the party has not announced a longer-term measure in the information available. It is also distinct from a reported decision about Sunar’s parliamentary position: the action described by the party concerns participation in party programs.
The announcement gives no further details about the scope of the restriction, including whether it covers every party-related activity. It does establish that Sunar will not participate in public and formal party programs during the period of the probe. The party has not stated how it will communicate the commission’s findings, whether Sunar will be asked to provide a response as part of the process, or what action could be considered after the inquiry concludes.
Questions remain as the party awaits findings
The case centres on serious questions raised by media reports and audio material that has circulated publicly. The information provided by the party does not describe the contents of the audio, identify the specific allegations, or explain how the material will be assessed. Those details have therefore not been established in the party’s announcement as reported. Until the commission completes its work, the available information is limited to the existence of the reports and audio, the order to investigate, and the temporary restriction on Sunar’s participation in party programs.
The RSP’s next stated step is the commission’s inquiry. No outcome has been announced, and the party has not said when it expects to issue one. For now, Sunar remains subject to the program restriction while the commission examines the matter. Any account of the case will depend on what the investigation establishes and on any further information the party or Sunar makes public.
The decision places the RSP’s internal disciplinary process at the centre of the response. By assigning the case to its central discipline commission and calling for an impartial investigation, the party has indicated that the questions raised in the media should be examined through its internal channels. The investigation’s conclusion will determine what the party says about the matter and whether it announces any further steps. Until then, the allegations remain unresolved, and the RSP’s announced measures are limited to the probe and Sunar’s exclusion from public and formal party programs while it is in progress.
