{"id":22227,"date":"2026-08-10T11:57:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=22227"},"modified":"2026-08-10T11:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T06:12:49","slug":"veteran-communist-leader-and-constituent-assembly-member-deepak-kc-dies-at-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=22227","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Veteran Communist Leader and Constituent Assembly Member Deepak KC Dies at 85<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Veteran communist leader from Pyuthan and former Constituent Assembly member Deepak KC has died at the age of 85.<\/p>\n<p>KC passed away on Sunday night, according to his son-in-law Resham Bahadur Thapa.<\/p>\n<p>A long-time participant in leftist politics and social movements, KC was widely regarded as a senior and respected public figure in Pyuthan. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly elected in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, KC had been struggling with multiple health problems, including heart disease and pneumonia. As his condition deteriorated, he had been receiving treatment at various hospitals in Kathmandu.<\/p>\n<p>According to the family, his final rites will be performed at around noon today on the banks of the Jhimruk River near Kharibot in Pyuthan.<\/p>\n<p>With KC\u2019s passing, Pyuthan\u2019s leftist political and social movement has lost a veteran figure who remained active in public life for decades.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=22227\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"time\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Media Correspondent Veteran communist leader from Pyuthan and former Constituent Assembly member Deepak KC has died at the age of 85. 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