Krishna Bahadur Mahara is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

ese politician, belonging to the Nepal Communist Party (NCP).He was a prominent Maoist leader during the

civil war A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

. 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 but resigned in October 2019 after allegations of attempted rape were made by a parliamentary staffer. He was acquitted in February 2020.

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 Pushpa Kamal Dahal ( ne, पुष्पकमल दाहाल; born 11 December 1954), also widely known by his nom de guerre Prachanda (, ; meaning "fierce"), is a Nepalese politician serving as the current Prime Minister of Nepal. He pre ...

and sworn in on 22 August 2008.

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. Mahara resigned as Speaker on 1 October at the behest of his party, and was subsequently arrested.

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1958 births Living people People from Rolpa District Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) politicians Government ministers of Nepal Nepalese atheists Information and Communications ministers of Nepal Speakers of the House of Representatives (Nepal) Finance ministers of Nepal Nepal MPs 2017–2022 Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians Nepal MPs 1991–1994 People of the Nepalese Civil War {{Lumbini-politician-stub Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly Members of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly

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