Bidya Bhattarai
Bidya Bhattarai | |
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| विद्या भट्टराई | |
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| Minister of Education, Science and Technology | |
| In office 15 July 2024 – 22 April 2025 | |
| President | Ram Chandra Poudel |
| Prime Minister | KP Sharma Oli |
| Preceded by | Sumana Shrestha |
| Succeeded by | Raghuji Panta |
| Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rabindra Prasad Adhikari |
| Constituency | Kaski 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1972[1] Chabahil, Kathmandu |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Political party | CPN (UML) |
| Spouse | Rabindra Prasad Adhikari |
| Children | Biraj Adhikari & Sworaj Adhikari |
| Parent | Hemraj Bhattarai & Bhagawati Bhattarai |
Bidya Bhattarai[2] (also Bidhya Bhattarai) is a Nepali politician and the past Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Nepal.[3][4][5] Since 2019, she has been a member of the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament of Nepal. She won the by-election of Kaski-2, a constituency that was made empty by the death of her husband, cabinet minister Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, in a helicopter crash in February 2019. She defeated her nearest rival, Khemraj Paudel of Nepali Congress, by a margin of more than 8,000 votes.[6][7] She was re-elected in 2022 from the same constituency.
On 21 April 2025, Bidya Bhattarai resigned as the Minister of Education, Science and Technology following the 2025 Nepal Teachers Protest, where public school teachers demanded the passage of the School Education Bill.[8] The protests had shut down thousands of schools across the country and intensified public pressure on the government. According to media reports, internal disagreements with the Prime Minister and Finance Minister regarding the bill’s handling also contributed to her decision to step down.[9] Her resignation was widely interpreted as a response to the government’s failure to address teachers’ demands and delay in passing the School Education Bill.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ संघीय संसद सदस्य, २०७४ परिचयात्मक पुस्तिका [Federal Parliament Members 2017 Introduction Booklet] (PDF) (in Nepali). Nepal: Federal Parliament Secretariat. 2021. p. 270.
- ^ Sulavxettri100 (12 August 2022), English: Bidya Bhattarai, retrieved 12 August 2022
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Prime Minister Oli forms 22-member Cabinet". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "These are the 21 new ministers of the Oli-led government". Khabarhub. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ Republica. "Here is the list of Oli-led Cabinet". My Republica. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Late minister Adhikari's wife wins landslide victory". The Himalayan Times. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ RSS. "NCP's Bhattarai emerged victorious in Kaski constituency-2". My Republica. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Education Minister Bhattarai resigns amid ongoing protests of school teachers". MyRepublica. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Education Minister resigns after rift with PM, Finance Minister". The Kathmandu Post. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ "Education Minister Bhattarai steps down after pressure mounts". Setopati. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
7. Bidhya Bhattarai resigns as Minister for Education, Science and Technology. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2025/04/21/education-minister-bhattarai-resigns
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