The Gandaki Province government has dismissed Sridhar Sharma, member-secretary of the Gandaki Province Sports Council, over the alleged arbitrary distribution of sports medals, with the decision made at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday and forwarded to the ministry on Friday for implementation. The controversy followed the distribution of medals on 30 Asar and was taken up by Social Development, Youth and Sports Minister Rekha Gurung.
Cabinet decision and implementation
The cabinet’s decision is to remove Sharma from his post as member-secretary of the provincial sports council. The decision was taken on Wednesday, according to the information reported about the case. It was then forwarded to the ministry on Friday for implementation, marking the next step in putting the government’s decision into effect.
The account of the decision describes it as a dismissal over the medal distribution controversy. It does not provide further details about the formal implementation process, including when the dismissal will take effect. The reported sequence, however, distinguishes the cabinet’s decision from its referral to the ministry: the government decided to dismiss Sharma first, and the decision was sent on for implementation afterward.
Medal distribution became controversial
The dispute centres on medals distributed on 30 Asar. That distribution drew controversy over allegations that medals had been handed out arbitrarily. The allegations concerned the distribution itself, and the province government’s decision to dismiss Sharma was reported in connection with that issue.
The information available does not specify how many medals were distributed, which sporting events or recipients were involved, or what criteria were allegedly disregarded. Nor does it provide Sharma’s response to the allegations. The reported basis for the dismissal is the controversy surrounding the medal distribution, rather than any additional allegation described in the account.
Minister took up the matter
Minister for Social Development, Youth and Sports Rekha Gurung took up the matter after the distribution became controversial. The report links her involvement to the medal dispute and the subsequent government action, but does not detail what steps she took or when she began addressing the issue.
The sequence reported is that the medals were distributed on 30 Asar, the distribution became controversial, Gurung took up the matter, and the cabinet later decided to dismiss Sharma. The decision was forwarded to the ministry on Friday for implementation. No further information was provided about a review process, any findings beyond the allegation of arbitrary distribution, or possible action involving other officials.
Sharma’s dismissal puts the sports council leadership at the centre of the province government’s response to the disputed medal distribution. The immediate outcome reported is the cabinet’s decision to remove the member-secretary and its referral to the ministry. Further details about implementation or any additional steps were not included in the information available.
