INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: Leader of the opposition party of the Province 5 parliament, Baldev Sharma Pokharel has passed away
He breathed his last on Monday afternoon.
Pokharel, 82, was suffering from lung cancer, which had metastasised to other parts of the body
He had been bed-ridden for over a year.
The Nepali Congress leader was the senior most memeber of the Province 5 provincial assembly
Pokharel was active in the party for over six decades
His final rites will be performed at Devghat.
He is survived by his wife and six children.
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