18/05/2025
Bishnu Rimal, the chief advisor of PM KP Oli, has come out in support of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Executive Director Hitendra Dev Shakya, suggesting that a false narrative is being created against him.
In a cryptic post on Facebook addressed directly to Shakya, Rimal warned of growing tendencies to mislead the public. “Hitendra Shakya ji! You are the Executive Director of Nepal Electricity Authority. You are competent in your work and committed to advancing the authority with integrity. But please remain alert — there's a narrative being spun, where people sitting under a lit bulb are posting that the electricity has gone,” he wrote.
Rimal implied that despite the visible progress in power supply, some are attempting to fabricate a story of failure. “This is a society where people unknowingly idolize those who bring electricity — but now, the same society is being misled by certain groups into believing otherwise,” he added.