Labor Minister Dipak Kumar Shah Removed After Just 14 Days Amid Corruption Allegations
Summary
Prime Minister Balendra Shah dismissed Labor Minister Dipak Kumar Shah after just 14 days amid corruption allegations related to fraudulent medical degree listings and nepotism concerns.
Key Points
- Prime Minister Balendra Shah dismissed Labor Minister Dipak Kumar Shah just two weeks after his appointment.
- Dipak Kumar Shah had an arrest warrant issued for allegedly taking money to get names on the MBBS medical degree list.
- Health Minister Nisha Mehta faced accusations of favoritism for reappointing Junu Shrestha, Shah's wife, to the Health Insurance Board.
- Rastriya Swatantra Party chairman Ravi Lamichhane requested the minister's removal to uphold the party's anti-corruption stance.
