Kathmandu, April 9 Prime Minister Balendra Shah sacked a minister on Thursday for misusing his position to benefit his wife, 15 days after he took office.
Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Dip Kumar Sah, has been relieved of his post on Thursday at the recommendation of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), according to the Prime Minister's secretariat.
RSP president Rabi Lamichhane had recommended Shah to take action against Sah for misusing his position by re-appointing his wife as a member of the Health Insurance Board after her term had expired, it said.
The central disciplinary commission of the RSP submitted its recommendation to remove Sah from the post on Wednesday, Prime Minister's press advisor Deepa Dahal told media persons.
The prime minister has now assumed the responsibility of the Labour Ministry.
In a related development, Lamichhane had also recommended that Minister for Health and Population, Nisha Mehta, be cautioned for failing to handle the matter of re-appointing Sah's wife seriously.
Acting on that recommendation, the prime minister has issued a warning to Minister Mehta, Dahal said.
In March, the fresh Shah – known only as Balen – and his RSP came to power, decimating traditional parties in the first general elections since last year's violent Gen Z protests that sought generational change and a corruption-free regime.