Ghising’s grit, Khadka’s fall

Ghising’s dismissal may reinforce Oli and Khadka’s image as shady politicians.

The public spat between Kulman Ghising, the recently dismissed Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), and his boss, Dipak Khadka, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, attests to the popular perception of the KP Sharma Oli government’s dysfunctionality. Ghising, a highly educated professional engineer, was appointed the MD of NEA for the first time in September 2016 for a four-year term by then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prachanda, of the Maoist Centre.