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By now, you’ve probably heard that Dr. Gunakar Bhatta, the newly appointed Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC), resigned as the coordinator of the SEBON Chairman Selection Committee. He cited a "conflict of interest" because his own brother, Dr. Gopal Prasad Bhatta, applied for the job.

They want us to applaud this as a victory for "good governance." But let's look past the smoke and mirrors.

The Reality Check:

Yes, the VC stepped down from the committee. But his brother is still in the final Top 4 shortlist. The final interviews are happening this Friday. If his brother is selected, one family will still heavily influence the nation's highest planning body (NPC) and the apex stock market regulator (SEBON).

The History They Want You to Forget:

This isn't just a sudden, unexpected family coincidence. There is a deep track record here.

Back when Dr. Gunakar Bhatta was an Executive Director at Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) and the Chief Editor of the Nepal Economic Review, guess whose paper he approved and published in Volume 32, No. 2? His brother’s, Dr. Gopal Prasad Bhatta.

Why this paper trail matters:

1️⃣ The Public Payout: Getting a paper approved in that NRB journal triggers a NPR 30,000 cash payout funded by taxpayers.

2️⃣ The Pattern: A pattern of mutual benefit and institutional backing has existed between them for years.

Stepping down from a committee is a smart tactical move to quiet the critics, but it doesn't change the ultimate destination: nepotism by design.

The public isn't blind anymore. We see the history, we see the receipts, and we are watching what happens this Friday. Share this to keep the pressure on!}

The link is below https://www.nrb.org.np/economic-review/year-2020-volume-32-2/

Click on Editorial Board to view his name.

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By now, you’ve probably heard that Dr. Gunakar Bhatta, the newly appointed Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC), resigned as the coordinator of the SEBON Chairman Selection Committee. He cited a "conflict of interest" because his own brother, Dr. Gopal Prasad Bhatta, applied for the job.

They want us to applaud this as a victory for "good governance." But let's look past the smoke and mirrors.

The Reality Check:

Yes, the VC stepped down from the committee. But his brother is still in the final Top 4 shortlist. The final interviews are happening this Friday. If his brother is selected, one family will still heavily influence the nation's highest planning body (NPC) and the apex stock market regulator (SEBON).

The History They Want You to Forget:

This isn't just a sudden, unexpected family coincidence. There is a deep track record here.

Back when Dr. Gunakar Bhatta was an Executive Director at Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) and the Chief Editor of the Nepal Economic Review, guess whose paper he approved and published in Volume 32, No. 2? His brother’s, Dr. Gopal Prasad Bhatta.

Why this paper trail matters:

1️⃣ The Public Payout: Getting a paper approved in that NRB journal triggers a NPR 30,000 cash payout funded by taxpayers.

2️⃣ The Pattern: A pattern of mutual benefit and institutional backing has existed between them for years.

Stepping down from a committee is a smart tactical move to quiet the critics, but it doesn't change the ultimate destination: nepotism by design.

The public isn't blind anymore. We see the history, we see the receipts, and we are watching what happens this Friday. Share this to keep the pressure on!}

The link is below https://www.nrb.org.np/economic-review/year-2020-volume-32-2/

Click on Editorial Board to view his name.

https://preview.redd.it/3oco1c00lb2h1.png?width=796&format=png&auto=webp&s=7e9876a76822431b70f76a8222428661e3088fde

https://preview.redd.it/ojh0hcr3lb2h1.png?width=712&format=png&auto=webp&s=3c51aef771bc6228c37d7bbd8b018c5b196e6c6b

People hype this economics program as if it’s some elite academic experience, but the reality inside the department is completely different.

The undergraduate program is overrated, and the master’s program honestly cannot compete with even Tribhuvan University when it comes to quality relative to cost. Students pay a premium expecting rigorous academics, but what they often get is an outdated syllabus, weak course structure, and a system held together just to survive.

What shocked me most was the staffing situation: there is only ONE full-time faculty member, who is also the department head. Everyone else is part-time. That imbalance creates a toxic power structure where one person effectively controls everything - students, teachers, grading, and even departmental decisions. Faculty members are reportedly pressured to inflate grades and pass students just to keep enrollment numbers alive.

And when survival becomes the priority, academic quality dies first.

The environment also becomes deeply political. Instead of encouraging critical thinking, students quickly learn that praise and obedience matter more than honesty. If you don’t play along, you risk being targeted, ignored, or having your academic life made unnecessarily difficult by the department head.

It’s frustrating because students join with genuine hopes of learning economics seriously, only to realize they are paying more for less. A university should challenge students intellectually, not force them into a culture of fear, favoritism, and image management.

At the end of the day, expensive branding cannot replace academic integrity.