Kathmandu – Prime Minister Sushila Karki has expanded her cabinet, appointing Om Prakash Aryal as the Minister for Home Affairs and the Minister for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs.

Aryal, an advocate, previously served as the legal advisor to Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balen Shah. During his career, he filed several high-profile public interest writs, including challenges to the appointment of Lokman Singh Karki, the policy corruption case involving Giribandhu Tea Estate, and the dissolution of Parliament.