Chakrapani Khanal

Chakrapani Khanal
चक्रपाणी खनाल
Minister for Agricultural and Livestock Development
In office
16 March 2018 – 20 November 2019
PresidentBidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime MinisterK. P. Oli
Preceded byRam Krishna Yadav
Succeeded byGhanashyam Bhusal
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha from Kapilvastu 1
Assumed office
4 March 2018
Preceded byBal Ram Adhikari
ConstituencyKapilvastu 1
Personal details
Born (1962-04-02) 2 April 1962 (age 62)
Dhakawang, Arghakhanchi
Political partyCPN (Maoist Centre)
Other political
affiliations
CPN (Fourth Convention)
CPN (Mashal)
CPN (Unity Centre)
WebsiteOfficial website

Chakrapani Khanal, also known by his code name Baldev, is a Nepali communist politician and the current Member of Parliament (MP) from Kapilvastu 1. His father name is Bhagirath Khanal and his mother name is Muma Devi Khanal. He has served as the Minister for Agricultural and Livestock Development and as chief political adviser to Pushpa Kamal Dahal during his second prime ministership.[1][2] He is standing committee member and secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre). He also served during the insurgency period as one of 4 deputy commanders of People's Liberation Army.[3] He lives in Kapilvastu, Nepal. He is also current Lumbini Province incharge for NCP (Maoist Centre). In his period as minister he stop the import of milk and meat from India to help the Nepalese farmer, so they can get more price for their product. He was removed from position of minister in 20 November 2019 by Prime Minister at that time K.P Sharma Oli due to pressure from India a per different source. In his small tenure he was praised by many for his work and his standing support for Nepalese farmers. After he was succeeded by Ghanashyam Bhusal. The import banned was uplifted which was criticized by many farmers.

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  2. ^ Pradhan, Tika R. "Ex-PLA No 2 chosen as PM's adviser". The Kathmandu Post. Kailash Sirohiya. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ^ Ogura, Kiyoko. "Meeting Pasang in Rolpa". Nepalitimes. Kunda Dixit. Retrieved 22 August 2020.