Krishna Bahadur Mahara
Krishna Bahadur Mahara is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepal Communist Party (NCP).He was a prominent maoist leader during the civil war. After the maoists entered the peace process, he was elected to parliament/constituent-assembly multiple times, and also became cabinet minister. Following his election to the house of representatives in the 2017 legislative election, he was elected House Speaker.
Krishna Bahadur Mahara- कृष्ण बहादुर महरा- | |
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| Former Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 March 2018 – 1 October 2019 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Preceded by | Onsari Gharti Magar (as Speaker of Constituent Assembly of Nepal) |
| Succeeded by | Agni Sapkota |
| Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal) | |
| In office 1 April 2007 [1] – 17 September 2007 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Minister of Information and Communications | |
| Preceded by | Dilendra Prasad Badu |
| Succeeded by | Girija Prasad Koirala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 June 1958 Liwang Rolpa District Nepal |
| Political party | Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre) (1991–1994) Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (1994–2018) Nepal Communist Party (NCP) (2018–present) |
Career
In the April 2008 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Dang-3 constituency, winning 20784 votes. He was subsequently appointed as Minister of Information and Communication in the Cabinet headed by CPN (M) Chairman Prachanda and sworn in on 22 August 2008.[2]
Controversies
In September 2019, an employee of the parliament secretariat came forward alleging attempted rape by a drunk Mahara at her apartment on the night of 29 September.[3] Mahara resigned as Speaker on 1 October at the behest of his party,[4] and was subsequently arrested. On 16 February, 2020, the District Court of Kathmandu give final justice to Mahara stating that he was not in any part in the allegation registered.[5]
Release and Subsequent Political Activities
A huge numbers of supporters and his fellow politicians are gathered outside the Kathmandu district court to celebrate his release formally from the court. In an interview with ImageKhabar, a local television media in Nepal, he mentioned that he was thrown to the jail by internal as well as external super forces who doesn't like his position and work. On 18 February his position as member of House of Representatives (Nepal) was formally reestablished, as announced by current speaker of the house Agni Sapkota. After this he said that he will continue in his better political role in future days to protect national independence and sovereignty.
References
- "Ex-Ministers of MOIC". www.moic.gov.np. Ministry of Information and Communications. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- "Cabinet formed including MJF, UML fails to join", Nepalnews, 22 August 2008.
- "Parliament Sectt staffer accuses Mahara of rape". The Himalayan Times. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- "Speaker Mahara offers 'temporary resignation' following accusation of rape". The Himalayan Times. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- "Nepal's speaker arrested over alleged staff rape". 7 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.