Ramesh Lekhak
Nepali politician
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Ramesh Lekhak (Nepali: रमेश लेखक) is a Nepali politician who served as Minister of Home Affairs from 2024 to 2025.[2] Lekhak, a member of the Nepali Congress party was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election, 2008 election and 2013 election. Now Ex-Home Minister Lekhak is accused of ordering to open fire with live ammunition against a peaceful protest held by students and other people on September 8.[3]
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| रमेश लेखक | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Home Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 15 July 2024 – 8 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Rabi Lamichhane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Om Prakash Aryal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport of Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 4 August 2016[1] – 31 May 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Puspha Kamal Dahal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Bir Bahadur Balayar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Labour and Transport Management of Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 22 May 2006 – 18 August 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Girija Prasad Koirala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ram Narayan Singh as Minister | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lekh Raj Bhatta as Minister | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 December 1963 Kathmandu District, Nepal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Nepali Congress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He has previously served as appointed Minister of Physical Infrastructure & Transport of Nepal.[4] In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he was elected as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal from Kanchanpur 3 (constituency).[5]
Lekhak resigned from the Home Minister's post on 8 September 2025, taking moral responsibility for the violence in which 23 protesters were killed and over 300 injured after police and security forces opened fire in protests against a corruption and social media ban.[6][7][8][9]