KATHMANDU, April 23: Minister of State for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Purna Bahadur Tamang, has been dismissed from his position. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli suspended him from office on Wednesday after he ignored repeated requests to resign.
Appointed as State Minister on August 2, 2024, Tamang is considered close to Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba. Due to coordination issues with Energy Minister Deepak Khadka, the NC had also been pressuring Tamang to resign.
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State Minister Tamang had expressed his disagreement with Energy Minister Deepak Khadka’s decision to remove Kulman Ghising from the position of Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority. Tamang had urged that Ghising be allowed to complete his remaining four months in office.
Speaking to Republica, Tamang said, “The Home Minister called me today and informed me that the Prime Minister has asked for my resignation. I told him that since I was appointed by the party, not the Prime Minister, I would only resign if the party asked me to do so.”
