He was 73. He was suffering from kidney problem.
UML central office secretary Krishna Gopal Shrestha informed that the party chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will pay tribute to Pandey's body this afternoon at party office Dhumbarahi then his body would be sent home town for final rites.
He is survived by wife, three daughters and a son. RSS
Shyam Bahadur Pandey, founder of Hotel Shangri-La, passes away