Mahesh Basnet (born 1975)
Mahesh Basnet | |
|---|---|
| महेश बस्नेत | |
| Minister of Industry | |
| In office 14 September 2014 – 12 October 2015 | |
| President | Ram Baran Yadav |
| Prime Minister | Sushil Koirala |
| Preceded by | Karna Bahadur Thapa |
| Succeeded by | Nabindra Raj Joshi |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| In office 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Rameshwor Prasad Dhungel |
| Constituency | Bhaktapur 2 |
| Chairman of Youth Association Nepal | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1975[1] Suryabinayak-7, Gundu Bhaktapur district |
| Party | CPN - UML |
| Spouse | Ambika Basnyat |
| Parents |
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Mahesh Basnet (Nepali: महेश बस्नेत) is a Nepalese Communist politician.[2] He is a member of the House of Representatives elected from Bhaktapur district in the election of the Federal Parliament held in 2017. He served as Minister of Industry under Prime Minister Sushil Koirala.[3][4] He served as Chief of Youth Force Nepal in 2008 and is serving as Chairman of Youth Association Nepal since 2009. He contested the 2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election from Bhaktapur district constituency number 2.[2] While serving as Minister of Industry, Basnet waived the loans provided to industrialists affected by earthquake.[4][5] Mahesh Basnet received the most votes among the nine secretaries elected at the 11th general convention of the UML.[6]
Family
He was born on 16 January, D at G-4, Bhaktapur district to father Purna Bahadur Basnet and mother Ishwari Basnet.[2]
Gen-Z protest
During the 2025 Gen-Z protest in Nepal, the residence of Mahesh Basnet was among the ones vandalized and set on fire.[7] He has mentioned that his dedication to the people hasn't been destroyed, and he and his party will rise again.[8]
The government formed after the Gen-Z protest had been monitoring his activities and planned to arrest him based on an complaint registered to CIB by Januka Pathak. The complaint said that Mahesh Basnet referred to Januka (Sobha) Pathak as "bear" [9] (bhalu) which is a derogatory term in Nepali meaning whore.[10] Mahesh Basnet has since warned the government against politics of retaliation.[11] Court has asked for more proofs in the writ file by Januka (Sobha) Pathak. [12][13]
On 19 September 2025, during the aftermath of 2025 Gen-Z protest in Nepal, Mahesh Basnet threatened nepalesetimes.com executive editor Tekman Shakya over his reporting. It was condemned by several media groups in Nepal.[14][15][16][17]
References
- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ a b c "Mahesh Basnet". election.ujyaaloonline.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Basnet, Amatya take oath of office". Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Industrial sector suffered Rs 17 billion in quake: Minister Basnet". Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "सरकार स्थानीय तह निर्वाचन पछि सार्न खोज्दैछ : महेश बस्नेत". www.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Mahesh Basnet received the most votes for UML Secretary, these are the 9 elected Secretaries". ekantipur.com. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "Vandalism and arson in major buildings of the country". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Flames can burn my house, not my commitment to people: Mahesh Basnet". Khabarhub. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Police preparing to arrest UML leader Mahesh Basnet". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ Niraula, Nobal B.; Dulal, Saurab; Koirala, Diwa (12 November 2022). "Linguistic Taboos and Euphemisms in Nepali". ACM Trans. Asian Low-Resour. Lang. Inf. Process. 21 (6): 129:1–129:26. arXiv:2007.13798. doi:10.1145/3524111. ISSN 2375-4699.
- ^ "Mahesh Basnet warns government against politics of retaliation". Khabarhub. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "महेश बस्नेतविरुद्धको रिटमा अदालतले भन्यो- थप प्रमाण पेश गर्नू". Online Khabar. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ TV Today HD (22 November 2025). महेश बस्नेत दाबीकाे: सुशिला सरकार विदेशी दलालले बनाएका सरकार हो | Mahesh Basnet | TV Today | Balen. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ Freedom, Nepal Press. "Political leader threatens reporter". nepalpressfreedom.org. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "FNJ condemns UML leader Basnet's threat against journalist Shakya". myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Media Action Nepal condemns death threat against journalist Shakya - Media Action Nepal". 21 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ TV Today HD (20 November 2025). देशभरबाट लखेटिँदै एमाले नेताहरु, महेश बस्नेत शरण लिँदै। Mahesh Basnet | Oli | Bidhya Bhandari | News. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via YouTube.