{"id":15586,"date":"2026-04-22T17:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=15586"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:41:21","slug":"home-minister-sudhan-gurung-resigns-following-bhatta-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=15586","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Home Minister Sudhan Gurung Resigns Following Bhatta Controversy<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU \u2014 Home Minister Sudhan Gurung has finally resigned from his position. After discussions with Prime Minister Balendra (Balen) Shah, he announced his resignation through social media.<\/p>\n<p>Gurung stated that he resigned effective today to ensure a fair investigation into the controversies raised against him. He wrote on social media, &#8220;I have resigned from the post of Home Minister effective from today, with the aim of ensuring a fair investigation into matters related to me and to avoid any conflict of interest that might affect my position.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gurung was drawn into controversy after his business partnership with broker Dipak Bhatta was revealed. Following the public disclosure of the matter, widespread demands were raised that he should resign. 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