Dhaka Kumar Shrestha | |
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ढाका कुमार श्रेष्ठ | |
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha (Suspended) | |
In office 22 December 2022 –9 April 2023 | |
President | Ram Chandra Paudel |
Constituency | Party List |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Nepali |
Political party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
Spouse | Minu Shrestha |
Parents |
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Dhaka Kumar Shrestha is a Nepalese politician, formerly belonging to the Rastriya Swatantra Party. In the 2022 Nepalese general election he was elected as a proportional representative from the indigenous people category. [1] [2]
In 2023, Shrestha was suspended from parliament for asking 20 million from Durga Prasai of which audio was leaked. [3] [4] This controversy is thought to defame the party and cause loss amidst the by-elections. [5] Later a new audio was found which proved him of abusing authority. [6]
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