Lumbini Province Forest Minister Kurmi resigns amid protests against his appointment

Published On: September 11, 2024 03:20 PM NPT By: Republica  | @RepublicaNepal


Lumbini Province Forest Minister Kurmi resigns amid protests against his appointment

LUMBINI, Sept 11: Lumbini Province Chief Chet Narayan Acharya has accepted the resignation of the Province Government's Minister for Forests and Environment, Badshah Kurmi. 

Kurmi, elected to the Province Assembly on a Nepali Congress (NC) ticket from Banke Provincial Electoral Constituency Number 3 (B), was appointed as the Minister for Forests and Environment in the provincial government on July 24. 

Human rights campaigners have been protesting his appointment since the day he assumed office, citing his alleged involvement in the murder of a woman in Banke. 

Kurmi resigned to allow for investigations into the allegations made against him.

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