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insurance and capacity building training of journalists as a part of the role of the government for promotion and development of the free press. During his tenure as
Minister for Forests and Soil Conversation, Sapkota visited China on the invitation of the Chinese Minister for State Forestry Administration in January 2016, where in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, China sought for two pairs of one-horned rhinoceros. He proceeded with the proposal of handing over the pair of rhinos, and in July 2016, the cabinet officially decided to gift two pairs of the endangered animal to China.
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October 2015 to July 2016. Despite his very short term as Minister for Information and Communication, a frequency policy was formulated under his lead and a frequency distribution system was established. He also ensured budget allocation for different facilities to journalists including life
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Sapkota has been alleged for the murder of Arjun Lama in 2005. Lama was abducted by maoists on 19 April 2005. Lama's wife tried to file a police report against maoists including Agni
Sapkota, but the police refused to register fearing reprisals by maoists. Eventually, a writ was filed in Supreme
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in 1978 and served as the founding secretary of the
Sindhupalchok district chapter of the party in 1980. He became a full-time political activist in 1991, resigning from the post of headmaster of a high school. He filed his candidacy for the House of Representatives in the
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with a margin of over 20,000 votes than his next closest opponent. He was reelected in 2013 from the same constituency, but with a heavily reduced majority of just 650 votes. For the 2017 federal polls, the left alliance, consisting of the
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during the 10-year-long people's war. He was elected politburo member from the party's second national conference held in
February 2001. He was also elected a central member of the 41-member
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1152:"Minister Sapkota bids farewell, says his tenure successful"
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1334:"Agni Sapkota defeats minister Basnet in Sindhupalchowk-1"
655:, and was administered the oath of office the next day by
1112:"UCPN (M) sets convention date, assigns responsibilities"
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1231:"Govt to gift 2 pairs of one-horned rhinoceros to China"
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which the
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1058:"Nepal: Investigate Maoists' Role in Killing"
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548:Communist Party of Nepal (Fourth Convention)
62:27 January 2020 – 25 September 2022
1206:"China seeks two pairs of one-horned rhino"
361:(as member of the House of Representatives)
346:(as member of the House of Representatives)
198:Minister for Information and Communications
932:संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका
649:the general election held in December 2017
633:Minister for Forests and Soil Conversation
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575:When the CPN (Maoist) decided to initiate
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1181:"The case is a part of design: Sapkota"
955:"Sapkota elected HoR speaker unopposed"
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565:Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
827:2017 House of Representatives election
334:28 May 2008 – 14 October 2017
585:United Revolutionary People's Council
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1390:People from Sindhupalchowk District
1009:"History of Peace Negotiation Talk"
765:2013 Constituent Assembly election
703:2008 Constituent Assembly election
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1279:Adhikari, Priyanka (2020-01-27).
557:Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
147:October 2015 – July 2016
1415:People of the Nepalese Civil War
1046:from the original on 6 Oct 2022.
690:, and he successfully unseated
50:Speaker of the Pratinidhi Sabha
894:Sapkota was born in Kubhinde,
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911:National Teachers Association
211:May 2011 – July 2011
1158:. 2011-07-25. Archived from
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673:Sapkota was elected to the
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542:Early political career
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322:Legislature Parliament
244:Krishna Bahadur Mahara
116:Krishna Bahadur Mahara
104:Pushpa Bhusal (Gautam)
980:"Agni Prasad Sapkota"
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593:Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
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608:Parliamentary career
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318:Constituent Assembly
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30:अग्नि प्रसाद सापकोटा
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855:CPN (Maoist Centre)
660:Bidya Devi Bhandari
571:Maoist insurrection
513:Nepalese politician
501:Agni Prasad Sapkota
420:CPN (Maoist Centre)
358:Sher Bahadur Tamang
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1062:Human Rights Watch
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751:Subas Karmacharya
561:Pushpa Kamal Dahal
442:CPN (Unity Centre)
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