Lal Babu Pandit
Lal Babu Pandit | |
|---|---|
लाल बाबु पण्डित | |
 Lal Babu Pandit | |
| Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration | |
| In office 16 March 2018 – 20 November 2019 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
| Minister of General Administration | |
| In office 25 February 2014 – 12 October 2015 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Sushil Koirala |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mahesh Acharya |
| Succeeded by | Shekhar Koirala |
| Constituency | Morang 6 |
| In office May 1999 – May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Badri Narayan Basnet |
| Succeeded by | Sabirtri Kumar Kafle |
| Constituency | Morang 3 |
| In office May 1991 – August 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Badri Narayan Basnet |
| Constituency | Morang 3 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly for CPN (UML) party list | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1958[1] |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | CPN (UML) |
| Residence(s) | Biratnagar, Nepal |
| Profession | Politician |
Lal Babu Pandit, is a Nepalese politician from Nepal Communist Party and was the Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration under Second Oli cabinet. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Morang - 6 in the 2017 election by defeating Congress candidate Shekhar Koirala. He was elected to the First and Second Constituent Assembly under Proportional Representation system.
Minister of General Administration
[edit]He was the Minister of General Administration under Sushil Koirala led government during which he gained publicity for his campaign against officials holding Permanent Resident status of other countries.[2][3][4][5]
Action against Permanent Residency holders
[edit]In 2014 he garnered attention for creating a list of 1,100 senior government officials who hold permanent residency in foreign countries and announced to take action against the people on the list.[6][7][8][9] He claimed that he received a number of death threats for his controversial action to disallow permanent residency holding government officials from the service.[10]
Action against dilly-dallying government employees
[edit]He has warned of taking action against the employees who dillydally while providing services to the service seekers during the government's new administrative system of twelve-hour-long service which includes two shifts in a day.[11]
Electoral history
[edit]1991 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Morang
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN-UML | Lal Babu Pandit | – | Elected |
1994 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Morang
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN-UML | Lal Babu Pandit | – | Lost |
1999 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Morang-2
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN-UML | Lal Babu Pandit | 16288 | Elected |
| Nepali Congress | Gopal Man Singh Rajbhandari | 15589 | Lost |
2017 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Morang-6
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN-UML | Lal Babu Pandit | 33,266 | Elected |
| Nepali Congress | Shekhar Koirala | 33,141 | Lost |
Bibliography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held". My Republica. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Nepali Times | The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers". Nepali Times. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "Workshop on Contentious Issues through Dialogue Facilitation with the Senior Constituent Assembly members and Senior Political Leaders". Support to Participatory Constitution Building Process in Nepal. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Ca Members - Constituent Assembly of Nepal" (in Nepali). Constituent Assembly of Nepal. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "'Govt officials possessing green card won't be spared'". Kantipuronline.com. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Minister Pandit's crusade against civil servants with dual nationality gets wider support". Nepalupclose.com. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "US envoy meets Minister Pandit". Kathmandu post. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Got a green card? | On Saturday | :: The Kathmandu Post ::". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ Nepal, Sydney. "Interview with LalBab uPandit". www.sydneynepal.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Dilly-dallying employees to face action: Minister Pandit". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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