Nepal Defence Minister and senior Nepali Congress leader Dr. Minendra Rijal on Thursday announced his resignation after he failed to receive expected votes for the post of his party’s general secretary.
Speaking at a press conference at the Singha Durbar on Thursday, Rijal clarified that he did not resign out of emotion.
Rijal said his resignation is on moral grounds, not emotional.
Rijal, who had filed his candidacy for the post of general secretary of the party, announced his resignation on social media.
Announcing the decision on Twitter, Rijal said, “I have decided to resign from the post of the Minister of Defense in view of the clear message received from the preliminary results in the post of General Secretary. As soon as the final result is out, I will submit my resignation to the Prime Minister.” (Translated to English).
The final results of the election put him in fifth place out of the six candidates. Out of the 4,682 votes, Rijal received only 809 votes. In comparison, another candidate Gagan Thapa received 3,023 votes, while Bishwa Prakash Sharma 1,984 votes.
Rijal was appointed as Defence Minister in the month of October in the process of cabinet expansion which was led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba.
Below is the resignation posted on Facebook.
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