Sudan Gurung steps down after less than a month in office, citing questions about his investments and other matters.By AFP and ReutersPublished On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026Nepal’s minister of home affairs has resigned, saying there have been questions about his investments and other matters. He is the second minister to withdraw from the country’s month-old government.Sudan Gurung announced his departure on Wednesday, stressing that questions should be investigated, without giving further details.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“I have resigned from the position of Home Minister with effect from today,” the 38-year-old posted on his social media accounts.“For me, morality is greater than a position, and there is no greater power than public trust … Public life should be clean, leadership should be accountable,” added Gurung, who took office on March 27.Dipa Dahal, press adviser to Prime Minister Balendra Shah, confirmed the reception of Gurung’s resignation. Shah will take charge of the Ministry of Home Affairs until a new appointment is made, Dahal added.Gurung came into the spotlight after he ordered the arrest of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his home minister, Ramesh Lekhak, in connection with an investigation into their roles during a crackdown on youth-led protests last September.Rapper-turned-politician Shah, 35, became prime minister after his three-year-old Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which had promised to control corruption, provide good governance and transparency, was swept into power in last month’s parliamentary election.During his three-year stint as mayor of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, Shah gained popularity for his reforms.Earlier this month, the government formed a five-member commission led by a former Supreme Court judge to investigate the assets of politicians and officials. Advertisement The commission was a part of t …
