KATHMANDU, March 11: The government has sacked Ramesh Raj Bastola from his position as government-appointed tourism promoter in Lisbon, Portugal for supporting the former king during a recent demonstration in Kathmandu.
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation found his written explanation unsatisfactory and dismissed him as per a ministerial decision on March 10. In his statement, Bastola openly backed the monarchy, stating he did not wish to serve under what he called a ‘corrupt government.’
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