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FILE PHOTO - Sudan Gurung is the second minister to resign from Nepal's newly formed cabinet. Source: NurPhoto / Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Nepal’s newly appointed Home Minister Sudan Gurung has stepped down following growing questions over his finances. Gurung, a key figure in last year’s Gen Z protests, said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that he was resigning to allow for a “fair investigation.” He is the second minister to leave the new cabinet.


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