Bal Krishna Khand
Bal Krishna Khand (Nepali: बालकृष्ण खाँण) is a former,[4] Nepalese politician, former Home Minister of Nepal and a convict of the Bhutanese refugees scam recently unveiled. Khand is a central working committee member of the Nepali Congress party. Khand also served as the Defense Minister of Nepal under the Second Dahal cabinet.[5]
Bal Krishna Khand | |
|---|---|
| बालकृष्ण खाँण | |
| Minister of Home Ministry | |
| In office 12 July 2021 – 26 December 2022 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Bishnu Prasad Paudel |
| Defence Minister of Nepal | |
| In office 26 August 2016[1] – 31 May 2017 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Puspha Kamal Dahal |
| Preceded by | Bhim Bahadur Rawal |
| Succeeded by | Bhimsen Das Pradhan |
| Nepalese Minister of Irrigation[2] | |
| In office 25 May 2009 – 6 February 2011 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Madhav Kumar Nepal |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha for Nepali Congress party list | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Surya Prasad Pradhan |
| Succeeded by | Ghanashyam Bhusal |
| Constituency | Rupandehi |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office May 1991 – August 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Modanath Prasrit |
| Constituency | Rupandehi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1960 (age 63)[3] Syangja, Nepal |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | Nepali Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Nepali Congress (Democratic) |
| Parent | Noindra Khand (father) Topkumari Khand (mother) |
Political life edit
Khand was the president of the NC youth wing, Nepal Tarun Dal.[6] When the party was divided in 2003, Khand joined the Nepali Congress (Democratic). Khand was included in the Central Working Committee of the new party.[7][8] NC(D) later merged back with NC, though. After the royal coup d'état, Khand was arrested and jailed.[9] In the 2008 Constituent Assembly election and 2013 Constituent Assembly election he was elected from the Rupandehi-3 constituency.[10] In the 2017, NC-RPP formed an alliance when Khand had to leave his constituency to Ex-Forest Minister Deepak Bohara from Rastriya Prajatantra Party. So, he was elected from the proportional of Nepali Congress.
Born in Syangja in 2017 BS, Khand has been active in politics since 2033 BS. Leading the Nepal Students Union and Nepal Tarun Dal, Khand, who is active in party politics, has previously taken charge of the Ministry of Irrigation and Defense. Khand has been the chief whip of the Nepali Congress, is now holding portfolio Home Minister.[5]
He is married to Manju Khand.[11]
Arrested in Connection with fake Bhutanese Refugees Scam edit
On May 13, 2023, former Nepali home minister and Nepali Congress leader Bal Krishna Khand was arrested by the Kathmandu Police Circle at his residence in Mainjubahal for his alleged involvement in the fake Bhutanese refugees scam.[12] The scam involved swindling Nepalis out of millions of rupees in exchange for sending them to the United States as Bhutanese refugees. Khand's personal aide, Narendra KC, was also arrested in connection with the scam. The arrests were made after Tek Narayan Pandey, a former home secretary and current secretary at the vice-president's office, implicated the duo in the scam. Khand and KC are currently detained at the Metropolitan Police Circle in Teku. So far, 12 people have been arrested, including Pandey and two individuals arrested on May 9. The police have also arrested several other individuals suspected of being the prime accused in the case, all of whom had strong political connections. Meanwhile, former deputy prime minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi has been absconding since May 4 after an arrest warrant was issued against him and his son by the Kathmandu District Court. The custody of eight people arrested for their involvement in the scam was extended on May 7.
Electoral history edit
2013 Constituent Assembly election edit
| Rupandehi-3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 18,481 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Ghanshyam Bhusal | 18,395 | |
| Rastriya Janamukti Party | Jham Bahadur Gurung | 4,620 | |
| UCPN (Maoist) | Bharat Aryal | 3,897 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal (Democratic) | Sant Prasad Chaudhary | 1,891 | |
| Madheshi Janaadhikar Forum, Nepal | Ram Avatar Yadav | 1,063 | |
| Others | 2,225 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: NepalNews[13] | |||
2008 Constituent Assembly election edit
| Rupandehi-3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| Nepali Congress | Bal Krishna Khand | 16,790 | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Lila Giri | 15,458 | |
| CPN (Maoist) | Tej Kumari Paudel | 11,554 | |
| Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party | Shiva Kumar Tharu Chaudhary | 1,645 | |
| Independent | Yam Bahadur Pun | 1,336 | |
| Others | 5,017 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,035 | ||
| Result | Congress hold | ||
| Source: Election Commission[14] | |||
References edit
- ^ "13 new ministers take oath from President". The Himalayan Times. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ . People.cn. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ "Bal Krishna Khad Fraud Report". eKantipur. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ a b "देउवा सरकारको ४ मन्त्रीहरुको बायोडाटा". News24 : Premium News Channel. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ [1] 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine Local News [The Kathmandu Post (Nepal)]
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
- ^ Who's who - Nepali Times
- ^ Newsbrief
- ^ Election Commission of Nepal
- ^ "पक्राउ पुर्जी जारी नहुँदै बालकृष्ण खाणकी कान्छी श्रीमती 'फरार', सिड्नी पुगेको खुलासा". Nepal Press. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Republica. "Former Home Minister Khand arrested from his residence". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ . 2015-03-25. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ . 2009-10-03. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2020-11-15.