- Office
- Minister for Home Affairsगृह मन्त्री
- Institution
- Ministry of Home Affairsगृह मन्त्रालय Official website
- Member of Parliament
- Member page
- Source
- opmcm.gov.np/pages/ministers-pages-23 Checked 2026-10-11
Short biography
- Elected to the House of Representatives from Gorkha-1 for the Rastriya Swatantra Party in the March 2026 election, with 29,896 votes.सन् २०२६ मार्च (२०८२ फागुन) को निर्वाचनमा राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टीबाट गोरखा–१ मा २९,८९६ मत ल्याएर प्रतिनिधिसभा सदस्य निर्वाचित। The Kathmandu Post Result paragraph
- Leads the organisation Hami Nepal and became known as a leader of the youth movement after the September 2025 protests.'हामी नेपाल' संस्थाका प्रमुख; सन् २०२५ सेप्टेम्बर (२०८२ भदौ) को आन्दोलनपछि युवा आन्दोलनका नेताका रूपमा चिनिएका। Nepali Times Background paragraphs
- Home Minister from 27 March 2026 until he resigned on 22 April 2026; reappointed Home Minister on 9 June 2026.सन् २०२६ मार्च २७ (२०८२ चैत १३) देखि अप्रिल २२ (२०८३ वैशाख ९) मा राजीनामा दिँदासम्म गृहमन्त्री; सन् २०२६ जुन ९ (२०८३ जेठ २६) मा पुनः गृहमन्त्री नियुक्त। Ministry of Home Affairs Profile: appointment date 2083 Jestha 26; former-minister entry 2082-12-13 to 2083-01-09
Record in office
- 2026-03-28 After the first cabinet meeting decided to implement the Gauri Bahadur Karki commission report on the September 2025 protests, he ordered police to arrest former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak; both were detained and later released on a Supreme Court order. No charges had been filed as of July 2026.पहिलो मन्त्रिपरिषद् बैठकले सन् २०२५ सेप्टेम्बरको आन्दोलनसम्बन्धी गौरीबहादुर कार्की आयोगको प्रतिवेदन कार्यान्वयन गर्ने निर्णय गरेपछि उनले पूर्वप्रधानमन्त्री केपी शर्मा ओली र पूर्वगृहमन्त्री रमेश लेखकलाई पक्राउ गर्न प्रहरीलाई निर्देशन दिए; दुवै जना पक्राउ परे र पछि सर्वोच्च अदालतको आदेशमा रिहा भए। सन् २०२६ जुलाईसम्म मुद्दा दायर भएको थिएन। The Kathmandu Post Section on the Oli and Lekhak arrests
- 2026-06-09 On returning to office, announced four decisions: a task force on criminal cases against people involved in the Gen Z protests, further investigation into the 2001 royal palace massacre after reviewing earlier reports, a Sensitive Information Vigilance Team, and strengthening the Central Investigation Bureau.पुनः पदभार ग्रहणपछि चार निर्णय घोषणा गरे: जेनजी आन्दोलनमा संलग्नमाथिका फौजदारी मुद्दा अध्ययन गर्न कार्यदल, पुराना प्रतिवेदन पुनरावलोकन गरी २०५८ सालको दरबार हत्याकाण्डको थप अनुसन्धान, संवेदनशील सूचना निगरानी टोली गठन र केन्द्रीय अनुसन्धान ब्यूरोको सुदृढीकरण। Himal Press List of decisions
- 2026-08-11 As of 11 August 2026 the royal massacre investigation had not started; the government had not decided whether Nepal Police or a separate commission would conduct it.सन् २०२६ अगस्ट ११ सम्म दरबार हत्याकाण्डको अनुसन्धान सुरु भएको थिएन; नेपाल प्रहरीले वा छुट्टै आयोगले अनुसन्धान गर्ने भन्ने निर्णय भइसकेको थिएन। The Kathmandu Post Opening paragraphs
- 2026-07-10 Announced a five-member committee led by DIG Govinda Thapaliya to investigate the self-immolation of Ganesh Nepali; three Kathmandu Metropolitan Police personnel were taken into custody.गणेश नेपालीको आत्मदाह घटनाको छानबिन गर्न डीआईजी गोविन्द थपलियाको नेतृत्वमा पाँच सदस्यीय समिति गठन भएको घोषणा गरे; काठमाडौं महानगरपालिकाका तीन जना नगर प्रहरी नियन्त्रणमा लिइए। ekantipur Full article
Controversies and legal matters
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