Janardan Sharma ( ne, जनार्दन शर्मा 'प्रभाकर') is a Nepalese politician and Finance Minister of Nepal. He is a three-time parliamentarian. He has previously served as Minister of Home Affairs, Energy, and Peace and Reconstruction and is currently the Finance Minister of Nepal. He was a leader of the

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during the insurgency period and served as one of 4 deputy commanders of the

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. He was a member of the Standing Committee in

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. He was reappointed as a

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on 31 July 2022.

Electoral history

2008 Constituent Assembly election

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2013 Constituent Assembly election

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2017 House of Representatives Election

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Controversy

2022 Budget Controversy

Sharma was accused of changing

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rates inviting unauthorized persons a day before budget for the next fiscal year was announced.

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first broke the news. He later resigned. Parliamentary Probe Special Committee was formed to investigate the controversy. The committee concluded that they could not confirm the allegations about Sharma inviting outsiders to change the tax rates. He was later re-appointed as Finance Minister.

References

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