PM Deuba expressed grief over Forest Minister Thapa’s death

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expressed grief over the death of Shekhar Chandra Thapa, Minister of Forests, Environment and Land Conservation of Province 1.

Stating that he was shocked by the news of Nepali Congress Leader Thapa’s death, Prime Minister Deuba expressed his condolences to his family.

प्रदेश १ का वन, वातावरण तथा भू-संरक्षण मन्त्री एवं मोरङ क्षेत्र नम्वर ३ (१) का नेपाली कांग्रेसका उम्मेदवार शेखरचन्द्र थापाजीको निधनको खवरले स्तव्ध भएको छु। उहाँको आत्माको चिर शान्तिको कामना गर्दै परिवारजनमा गहिरो समवेदना प्रकट गर्दछु। pic.twitter.com/j1gH1JfkPR

— Sher Bahadur Deuba (@SherBDeuba) November 9, 2022

Shekhar Chandra Thapa,56, was a leader of the Nepali Congress. He was also a candidate from the Nepali Congress for the elections to be held on November 20 from the Provincial Assembly Constituency (A) of Morang Constituency-3.

Leader Thapa passed away at Nobel Medical College in Biratnagar at around 10:30 this morning in the course of treatment.

He was initially infected with dengue. Later he also suffered from pneumonia.

After the death of Thapa, the nomination process for another candidate has been started on behalf of the Congress for Morang Constituency-3.