{"id":5922,"date":"2026-01-14T15:21:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=5922"},"modified":"2026-01-18T07:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T01:32:28","slug":"saarc-journalist-forum-president-lama-met-former-home-minister-thapa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=5922","title":{"rendered":"SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama met Former Home Minister Thapa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Kathmamdu. President of SAARC Journalist Forum Raju Lama met with former Home Minister of Nepal Ram Bahadur Thapa &#8220;Badal&#8221; today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">SJF President Lama congratulated Thapa for his victory as a Vice President of CPN UML. Thapa was elected as a Vice President of CPN UML from 11th Convention which was just held before a month. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Former Home Minister Thapa blamed Zen-Z protest as reactionary movement and urge all democratic forces to unite for reinstate parliament or go for election jointly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">He also expressed that Nepal is in big political crisis due to external interference and geopolitical context. SAARC Journalist Forum Nepal Chapter leader Karan Tamrakar was also present during the meeting.<\/span><!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/clipdata\/clipdata_bodytext_260114_152023_957.sdocx--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathmamdu. President of SAARC Journalist Forum Raju Lama met with former Home Minister of Nepal Ram Bahadur Thapa &#8220;Badal&#8221; today. SJF President Lama congratulated Thapa for his victory as a Vice President of CPN UML. 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