Lal Babu Pandit
{{short description|Nepali politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Honourable
| name = Lal Babu Pandit
| native_name = लाल बाबु पण्डित
| native_name_lang = Nepali
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| caption =
| office = Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration
| term_start = 16 March 2018
| term_end = 20 November 2019
| president = Bidhya Devi Bhandari
| primeminister = Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli
|
| office1 = Minister of General Administration
| term_start1 = 25 February 2014
| term_end1 = 12 October 2015
| president1 = Ram Baran Yadav
| primeminister1 = Sushil Koirala
| office2 = Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
| term_start2 = 4 March 2018
| term_end2 = 18 September 2022
| constituency2 = Morang 6
| successor2 = Shekhar Koirala
| predecessor2 = Mahesh Acharya
| term_start3 = May 1999
| term_end3 = May 2002
| constituency3 = Morang 3
| predecessor3 = Badri Narayan Basnet
| successor3 = Sabirtri Kumar Kafle
| term_start4 = May 1991
| term_end4 = August 1994
| constituency4 = Morang 3
| predecessor4 = Constituency established
| successor4 = Badri Narayan Basnet
| office5 = Member of Constituent Assembly for
CPN (UML) party list
| term_start5 = 28 May 2008
| term_end5 = 28 May 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|12|4}}{{Cite book |url=https://hr.parliament.gov.np/uploads/attachments/z3qljvte6vwen2cy.pdf |title=संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका |publisher=Federal Parliament Secretariat |year=2021 |location=Nepal |pages=270 |language=ne |trans-title=Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet}}
| birth_place = Sarlahi, Nepal
| nationality = Nepali
| party = CPN (UML)
| otherparty =
| residence = Biratnagar, Nepal
| profession = Politician
}}
Lal Babu Pandit, is a Nepalese politician from Nepal Communist Party and was the Minister of Federal Affairs and General Administration under Second Oli cabinet. He was elected to the House of Representatives from Morang - 6 in the 2017 election by defeating Congress candidate Shekhar Koirala. He was elected to the First and Second Constituent Assembly under Proportional Representation system.
Minister of General Administration
He was the Minister of General Administration under Sushil Koirala led government during which he gained publicity for his campaign against officials holding Permanent Resident status of other countries.{{cite web|url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=70127|title=18 Ministers sworn-in, Cabinet meeting held|date=25 February 2014|publisher=My Republica|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720050012/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=70127|archive-date=20 July 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=17 July 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nepalitimes.com/blogs/thebrief/2014/02/25/meet-the-new-cabinet-of-ministers/|title=Nepali Times {{!}} The Brief » Blog Archive » Meet the new cabinet of Ministers|date=25 February 2014|publisher=Nepali Times|accessdate=17 July 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ccd.org.np/index.php?action=news&conid=648|title=Workshop on Contentious Issues through Dialogue Facilitation with the Senior Constituent Assembly members and Senior Political Leaders|publisher=Support to Participatory Constitution Building Process in Nepal|accessdate=2014-04-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408212423/http://www.ccd.org.np/index.php?action=news&conid=648|archive-date=2014-04-08|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.can.gov.np/en/ca_members/view/453|title=Ca Members - Constituent Assembly of Nepal|publisher=Constituent Assembly of Nepal|language=ne|accessdate=2014-04-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408211614/http://www.can.gov.np/en/ca_members/view/453|archive-date=2014-04-08|url-status=dead}}
=Action against Permanent Residency holders=
In 2014 he garnered attention for creating a list of 1,100 senior government officials who hold permanent residency in foreign countries and announced to take action against the people on the list.{{cite web|url=http://www.kantipuronline.com/2014/03/30/top-story/govt-officials-possessing-green-card-wont-be-spared/387509.html |title='Govt officials possessing green card won't be spared' |publisher=Kantipuronline.com |date=2014-03-30 |accessdate=2014-04-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nepalupclose.com/News.aspx?ID=598043 |title=Minister Pandit's crusade against civil servants with dual nationality gets wider support |publisher=Nepalupclose.com |date=2014-04-03 |accessdate=2014-04-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/04/04/news/news-digest/261292.html|title=US envoy meets Minister Pandit|date=2014-04-05|publisher=Kathmandu post|accessdate=2014-04-11}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2014/04/04/on-saturday/got-a-green-card/261299.html|title=Got a green card? | On Saturday | :: The Kathmandu Post ::|publisher=ekantipur.com|accessdate=2014-04-11}} He claimed that he received a number of death threats for his controversial action to disallow permanent residency holding government officials from the service.{{cite web|first1=Sydney |last1=Nepal|url=http://www.sydneynepal.com/nepal/interview-lal-babu-pandit-minister-receives-death-threats/|website=www.sydneynepal.com|title=Interview with LalBab uPandit|accessdate=10 September 2015|ref=Nepal's Minister for General Administration, Lal Babu Pandit said he has received a number of death threats for his controversial action to disallow PR holding government officials from the service.}}
=Action against dilly-dallying government employees=
He has warned of taking action against the employees who dillydally while providing services to the service seekers during the government's new administrative system of twelve-hour-long service which includes two shifts in a day.{{cite news|title=Dilly-dallying employees to face action: Minister Pandit|url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2014-12-16/dilly-dallying-employees-to-face-action-minister-pandit.html|accessdate=10 September 2015|publisher=The Kathmandu Post}}
Electoral history
1991 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Morang
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN-UML | Lal Babu Pandit | – | Elected |
1994 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Morang
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN-UML | Lal Babu Pandit | – | Lost |
1999 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Morang-2
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN-UML | Lal Babu Pandit | 16288 | Elected |
| Nepali Congress | Gopal Man Singh Rajbhandari | 15589 | Lost |
2017 Pratinidhi Sabha Election Morang-6
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN-UML | Lal Babu Pandit | 33,266 | Elected |
| Nepali Congress | Shekhar Koirala | 33,141 | Lost |
Bibliography
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Category:Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) politicians
Category:Government ministers of Nepal
Category:People from Biratnagar
Category:Nepal Communist Party (NCP) politicians
Category:Members of the 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly
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