Prem Ale
Prem Bahadur Ale Magar (born 28 April 1970) is a Nepali politician belonging to CPN (Unified Socialist). He is also the former Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.
Prem Bahadur Ale Magar | |
|---|---|
| प्रेम बहादुर आले मगर | |
| Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation | |
| In office 8 October 2021 – 26 June 2022 | |
| President | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | Sher Bahadur Deuba |
| Preceded by | Lila Nath Shrestha |
| Succeeded by | Jeevan Ram Shrestha |
| Minister of Forests and Environment | |
| In office 25 December 2020 – 4 June 2021 | |
| President | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Shakti Bahadur |
| Succeeded by | Narad Muni Rana |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bir Bahadur Balayar |
| Constituency | Doti 1 |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Khem Bahadur Bam |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Doti 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 April 1970 |
| Political party | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Other political affiliations | CPN (UML) |
Before being Tourism Minister, Magar has previously served as the Minister for Forests and Environment of Nepal.[1][2]
Political life
He started his career as a local cadre first being elected as a ward member in Doti. After losing by in the 2013 Constituent Assembly, he was elected, in the 2017 general election, as a member of the House of Representatives from Doti 1 constituency.[3]
In 2022, Ale gained widespread popularity after exposing the corruption behind land appropriation in the Narayanhiti Palace by Yogesh Bhattarai.[4] He further accused Bhattarai of taking part in illegal gun smuggling after the end of the Civil War in 2008. He was praised by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba for his bold actions and he has vowed stern action against those accused in the fraud.[citation needed]
Electoral history
2017 legislative elections
| Doti 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Prem Ale | 32,510 | |
| Nepali Congress | Bir Bahadur Balayar | 30,878 | |
| Others | 1,698 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,910 | ||
| Result | CPN (UML) gain | ||
| Source: Election Commission | |||
Controversies
Amidst his catchy moves as a minister Ale recently got mired into controversy as a phone call recording between him and a Nepali national from Accham district leaked.[5] He is heard abusing the person currently in Mumbai for his comments on social media.[6] Ale's secretariat dismissed the recording as fabricated and manipulated to put down on Ale's image by an active conspiracy group.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Oli inducts 8, reassigns 6 Ministers on board after dissolving parliament".
- ^ Ministry of Forests and Environment
- ^ Election Commission of Nepal
- ^ "Report on restaurant operation inside Narayanhiti Museum made public". Khabarhub. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "अश्लील गालीगलौजको संवाद सार्वजनिक भएपछि पर्यटनमन्त्री आले विवादमा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "मन्त्री आलेको अश्लील गाली सामाजिक सन्जालमा भाइरल". Online Khabar. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "संस्कृति, पर्यटन तथा नागरिक उड्डयन मन्त्रालय". www.tourism.gov.np. Retrieved 16 February 2022.