Gokul Prasad Baskota
Gokul Prasad Baskota is a Nepali politician. He served as Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Nepal. and serving as the Member of House Of Representatives elected from Kavrepalanchok-2, Province No. 3.Controversies
Audio of Baskota bargaining 700 million in bribes with an agent of a Swiss company based in Kathmandu over the procurement of security printing for the government was leaked to media outlets.
Baskota was accused of demanding a Rs 700 million bribe in exchange for a contract to print e-passports in Nepal. He subsequently resigned his ministerial position.
