Dhaka Kumar Shrestha

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Dhaka Kumar Shrestha
ढाका कुमार श्रेष्ठ
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
(Suspended)
In office
22 December 2022 9 April 2023

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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References

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