Congress Leader Gopalman Shrestha Passes Away

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress President Gagan Thapa had announced last week that leader Gopalman Shrestha would be made a senior leader of the party. However, leader Shrestha passed away on Tuesday before the announcement by President Thapa could be implemented.

Shrestha, who was undergoing treatment for stomach cancer, was visited by President Thapa at the hospital, who had said he would announce him as a senior leader.