Ramesh Lekhak

Ramesh Lekhak (Nepali: रमेश लेखक) is a Nepalese politician and the former Minister of Home Affairs of Nepal.^[2] Lekhak, a member of the Nepali Congress party was elected to the Pratinidhi Sabha in the 1999 election, 2008 election and 2013 election. Now Ex-Home Minister Lekhak is accused of ordering to open fire with live ammunition against a peaceful protest held by students and other young people on September 8.^[3]

Honourable Ramesh Lekhak
रमेश लेखक
Minister of Home Affairs
In office 15 July 2024 – 8 September 2025
President	Ram Chandra Poudel
Prime Minister	KP Sharma Oli
Preceded by	Rabi Lamichhane
Succeeded by	Om Prakash Aryal
Minister of Physical Infrastructure and Transport of Nepal
In office 4 August 2016[1] – 31 May 2017
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Puspha Kamal Dahal
Preceded by	Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
Succeeded by	Bir Bahadur Balayar
Minister of State for Labour and Transport Management of Nepal
In office 22 May 2006 – 18 August 2008
Prime Minister	Girija Prasad Koirala
Preceded by	Ram Narayan Singh as Minister
Succeeded by	Lekh Raj Bhatta as Minister
Parliamentary offices Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha In office 22 December 2022 – 12 September 2025 Preceded by Dipak Prakash Bhatta Constituency Kanchanpur 3 In office May 1999 – May 2002 Preceded by Urba Dutt Pant Succeeded by Tekendra Prasad Bhatt Constituency Kanchanpur 3 Member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2017 Preceded by Harish Thakulla Succeeded by Constituency abolished Constituency Kanchanpur 4 Member of 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly for Nepali Congress party list In office 28 May 2008 – 28 May 2012
Personal details
Born	(1963-12-11) 11 December 1963 (age 61) Kathmandu District, Nepal
Nationality	Nepali
Political party	Nepali Congress

He has previously served as appointed Minister of Physical Infrastructure & Transport of Nepal.^[4] In the 2022 Nepalese general election, he was elected as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal from Kanchanpur 3 (constituency).^[5]

Lekhak resigned from the Home Minister's post on 8 September 2025, taking moral responsibility for the violence in which 19 student protesters were killed and over 300 injured after police and security forces opened fire in protests against a corruption and social media ban.^[6][7][8][9]