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Minister Baskota terms allegations against him ‘baseless’



BHIMDUTTANAGAR: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Baskota has said he would provide all information about the charge against him today.

“I am ready to face any punishment if the blame is proved,” Minister Baskota said while referring to an audio clip in which he is reportedly heard asking for 700 million in commission from an agent of a business firm.

Speaking at a program at Beldandi rural municipality on Thursday, Minister Baskota said there is no meaning to spread rumor giving it a political color.

He said that merely blaming an individual is not a big issue.

Publish Date : 20 February 2020 13:14 PM

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