Former Minister of State for Communications Bista dies due to Covid

KATHMANDU: JUNE 20 – Nepali Congress leader and former Minister of State for Information and Communication Tapt Bahadur Bista has passed away. Bista, who was undergoing treatment at Medicity Hospital in Lalitpur, died this morning.

He was admitted to Surkhetam Bista Provincial Hospital on May 30 after testing positive for Corona Virus. As Bista’s health did not improve, he was referred to Medicity Hospital in Kathmandu for further treatment on June 9.

Bista, 60, was a former member of the Constituent Assembly from Panchpuri Municipality-11. Bista, who was also the former president of the Nepali Congress Surkhet, became the Minister of State in the then Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government.