Kathmandu asks Nepali Ambassador to Australia told to pack up

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KATHMANDU, 05 May 2021 (TON): Nepali Ambassador to Australia, Mahesh Raj Dahal has been withdraw from Australia due to alledged links with CPN Maoist. The statement issued from Kathmandu said, the government has decided to call back the Ambassador Mahesh Raj Dahal with immediate effect.

A Cabinet meeting two days back decided to call back Dahal, who was sent to the Canberra mission in November 2019 after incumbent Lucky Sherpa was drawn into a controversy related to a human trafficking charge in early 2019.

It is alledged that reason benind his removal is Dahal’s close contacts with the CPN-Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal. It is alledged that his political belief was the reason for being called back.

It is not immediately clear who will replace Dahal in an important diplomatic position.

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