Nepal Home Minister Sudan Gurung on Wednesday tendered his resignation – little over three weeks after taking oath – after facing allegations related to his financial conduct while in office.
Gurung became talk of the town after he jailed former prime minister K P Oli and the then home minister Ramesh Lekhak within 24 hours after assuming his post.
The resignation by Gurung, who was appointed as Home Minister on March 27, comes amid growing criticisms over his alleged business links and shares’ transactions with a controversial businessman.
Gurung wrote on his social media site that he has resigned from the post to ensure impartial investigation into matters relating to his financial conduct and to avoid the conflict of interest while in office.
“For me, ethics is greater than position, and there is no greater force than public trust. The ongoing Gen Z movement in the country, which is demanding good governance, transparency and accountability, has also conveyed this message-that public life must be clean and leadership must be accountable.
“If anyone questions the government formed on the blood and sacrifice of my 46 brothers and sisters, the answer to that is ethics,” Gurung wrote in a Facebook post.
Gurung was active during September 2025’s Gen Z movement. Among the many other things, he was also seen distributing bottled water to the protesters in Maitighar Mandala and Naya Baneshwor, the main venue of the protest.
He also played a crucial role in inking a deal between former Kathmandu Mayor and rapper-turned-politician Prime Minister Balendra Shah ‘Balen’ and Ravi Lamichhane, a TV journalist-turned-politician, who is the president of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
According to Prime Minister Shah’s secretariat, Gurung has handed over his resignation letter to the prime minister.
PM Shah has kept the home ministry portfolio himself, the secretariat added.
Earlier on April 9, Prime Minister Shah sacked Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Dip Kumar Sah from his post at the recommendation of the ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP).
RSP president Rabi Lamichhane had recommended Shah to take action against Sah for misusing dignity of position by being involved in re-appointment of his wife as a member of the Health Insurance Board after her tenure had expired.
The prime minister assumed the responsibility of the Labour Ministry after Sah was relieved, 15 days after he took charge of the office.
The Shah led RSP government in Nepal came to power riding on the massive opposition to the legacy parties in the country months after the September 2025 Gen Z protests that toppled the Oli-led coalition protesting corruption and restrictions on social media.
At least 76 people were killed during last September’s Gen Z led protests, which also caused physical damage amounting to NRs 84.45 billion, a government committee tasked with assessing the damage to life and public and private property said on December 11.
