Ani Choying Dolma's appointment as Lumbini fund vice-chair sparks protest, stir threatened from Kartik 9

The government's decision to appoint well-known Buddhist nun and singer Ani Choying Dolma as vice-chair of the Lumbini Development Fund has run into controversy. The appointment has brought back into the open an old dispute over money-laundering allegations against her.

The Gen Z Nagarik Abhiyan and the Lumbini Bachau Mahaabhiyan (Save Lumbini Mega Campaign) have opposed the government's decision.

The Gen Z Nagarik Abhiyan has demanded that the appointment be revoked and has warned that it will launch a protest movement from Kartik 9 if it is not withdrawn. However, details of the planned protest program were not specified in the information available from the press conference.

Source reports do not mention any response from the government on the matter.