Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak on Friday denied his involvement in the visit visa scam, rejecting calls for his resignation and describing the accusations as politically motivated attacks.

Speaking at the House of Representatives meeting, Lekhak argued there is no truth to the social media and media reports linking him to the case currently under investigation by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA). He expressed regret over what he called a conspiracy to undermine him politically.

Lekhak assured the House that he is willing to cooperate fully with the anti-graft body and appear for questioning if necessary. He criticised demands for his resignation based on the implication of government officials, calling such expectations unjust.

“There is no truth to the rumours circulating on social and mainstream media linking me to the CIAA investigation,” he said. “This is a politically motivated conspiracy to attack me, and I express my regret over this in the House.”

The home minister addressed the House while lawmakers from the Rastriya Swatantra Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party were sloganeering against him. Both parties continue to insist on the formation of a parliamentary committee to investigate the visit visa scandal.

Earlier today, the ruling CPN-UML, the Nepali Congress, and the Maoist Centre reached a two-point agreement to resolve the parliamentary deadlock.

As per the agreement, a suitable mechanism would be formed to investigate and study the issue thoroughly. The Maoists agreed to lift the obstruction of parliamentary proceedings, while RSP and RPP remain unconvinced and demand a formal parliamentary probe.

Speaker Devaraj Ghimire presided over the session on Friday, managing to continue the proceedings despite protests from the opposition parties.