Jog Meher Shrestha

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Jog Meher Shrestha
Personal details
Born1924/1925
Died (aged 84)
NationalityNepali
Political partyRashtriya Prajatantra Party

Jog Meher Shrestha (1924/1925 – 6 December 2009) was a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. He was politically active during the Panchayat period.[1] Shrestha was appointed Land Reform and Management Minister in the cabinet of Sher Bahadur Deuba in 2004.[2]

After the 2005 royal takeover of Nepal by King Gyanendra, Shrestha was arrested and accused of misuse of the Prime Ministers Fund. In March 2005, he was released on bail.[3] In June 2005, he was acquitted.[4]

In 2006, Shrestha was acting chairman of the RPP.[5]

Shreshtha was admitted to hospital in Lalitpur on 2 December 2009 complaining of bladder pain; he died four days later on 6 December at the age of 84.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ [1] Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ [2] Archived October 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Two ex-Nepali ministers become free birds". The Times of India. 22 March 2005. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  4. ^ "International : Deuba cleared of graft charges". The Hindu. 28 June 2005. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  5. ^ [3] Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "RPP leader Jog Meher passes away". The Himalayan Times. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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