Leader Durga Prasai: A figure of popularity and controversy

Introduction

Mr. Durga Prasad Prasai, a medical professional from Birtamod, Jhapa District of Nepal, has been a hot topic of discussion in Nepal for the past few years. Known for his unique and controversial political image, Durga Prasai is currently leading movements aimed at ending the republic and restoring the monarchy in Nepal. Over the past few years, he has gained considerable recognition in Nepali society due to his remarkable wealth, medical entrepreneurship, and political campaigns. To make it easy for readers who are curious about him to find information, Biograph Nepal presents the biography of Leader Durga Prasai.

Quick Facts

• Full Name: Durga Prasad Prasai ( Known as Durga Prasai)
• Birthplace: Aathrai, Terhathum district, Nepal
• Date of birth: May 5, 1971 (Citizenship record: BS 2028, Baisakh 20)
• Profession: Entrepreneur, Political activist
• Political Affiliation: Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist), CPN (UML), Recently Independent Monarchist
• Major Influences: Politics, Entrepreneurship, Monarchy, Social works
• Notable Positions: Owner of B&C Teaching Hospital, Purwanchal Cancer Hospital, Monarchist leader

Parts Of The Biography Of Leader Durga Prasai

When reading the biography of public figure Durga Prasai to date, it would be easier for the reader to understand if his life journey is divided into five parts, so we have tried to do it accordingly here:

• Part One: The Early Life Journey of Durga Prasai
• Part Two: The Political Journey of Durga Prasai
• Part Three: The remarkable financial progress and profession of Durga Prasai
• Part four: Popularity and Controversy of Durga Prasai
• Part Five: Current Activities of Durga Prasai

Now, let’s look at all these parts of Durga Prasai’s life in detail:

Part One: The Early Life Journey of Durga Prasai

Birth

• Durga Prasad Prasai was born on the 20th of Baisakh, 2028 BS, as mentioned in his citizenship certificate. However, according to public media, his birth date is reported to be May 5, 1971 AD. He was born into an ordinary family in Aathrai, a renowned hill town in the Terhathum District at the time. Durga Prasai’s father’s name is Krishna Prasad Prasai, and his mother’s name is Kaushila Prasai.

Education

• Durga Prasai was unable to attend more than eight classes for various reasons. It is also mentioned that he was a quick-tempered student. Consequently, he disregarded his teachers’ advice and exhibited disruptive behavior, which ultimately led to his expulsion from the school. However, after that incident, he did not return to school or show any interest in studying. However, Durga Prasai’s life experiences and self-study, rather than her formal education, enhanced her abilities to a higher public level.

Settlement

• Although Durga Prasai was born in the hills, his family migrated to Jhapa (Terai) long ago. They settled near Shanishare Bazaar in Jhapa District. After marriage, he relocated and lived in a simple wooden house in Birtamod, Jhapa, where the current B&C Hospital is located. In recent years, he has resided in Bhaktapur at his next home. Still, he frequently visits various parts of Nepal for his political activities and the Jhapa district for business management.

Family Life

• It is said that Durga Prasai got married to Uma Giri at a young age. He married the daughter of the wealthy Giri caste family that owned the famous Giribandhu Tea Estate in Jhapa. However, Durga Prasai’s wife was a child of the stepmother. They have two children: a son, Dr. Nirajan Prasai, and a daughter, Dr. Chanda Prasai. Although Durga Prasai had a large business enterprise, he has now (2024) handed over the responsibility for managing it to his son, daughter, and brother-in-law and embarked on his own independent public political campaign.

Part Two: The Political Journey of Durga Prasai

When it comes to writing about Durga Prasai’s political beliefs, the story itself becomes fascinating. Because he changed his political ideology many times in his life, he also raised his financial status.

Durga Prasai’s name also appears among the leaders who have utilized politics to achieve remarkable economic success in Nepal. Also, people have various doubts about her financial success. However, it is still unproven whether Durga Prasai utilized her political connections to commit corruption. But, his public political life has always been marked by controversy.

Political affiliations of leader Durga Prasai

Durga Prasai’s political views and activities have undergone the following changes over time:

First: Nepali Congress affiliation

Durga Prasai’s family was affiliated with the Nepali Congress. So, initially, Durga Prasai was a member of the Nepali Congress, a moderate right-wing party in Nepal. However, he was not active in politics at that time and has not played any significant role in the Congress party.

Durga Prasai appears to have been affiliated with the Nepali Congress until he recognized the need for a new party, the CPN (Maoist), which engaged in violent movements, known as the People’s War, in Nepal from 1996 to 2006.

Second: CPN (Maoist) affiliation

The story of leader Durga Prasai’s entry into the CPN (Maoist) party and his subsequent activities is both interesting and unusual. The Maoist political life that led Durga Prasai to the peak of financial success also established him as a controversial political figure in Nepal.

People tend to explain Durga Prasai’s entry into the Maoist party by linking it with financial achievements or self-interest. Because if he had been a true leftist, it can be easily assumed that there would have been no need to leave the party even today.

Durga Prasai recognized the necessity of Maoism when his wife and brother-in-law faced discrimination regarding shares. Furthermore, it is reported that after the court took time to resolve the issue of his in-laws’ property share, he is widely believed to have grown close to the Maoists to secure the property through violent means and intimidation. However, their relationship with the in-laws’ family is now normal.

Arrested by the military and released

The army also detained Durga Prasai for a few months when he became a Maoist. However, it is said that he was a member of a family with a background in the Nepali Congress Party in the past, and his relatives were affiliated with the Congress, so he was able to secure his release from the army’s custody.

Durga Prasai, when he became a Maoist, not only succeeded in the financial case but also became a favorite character of Head Commanders Comrade Prachanda and Baburam, as well as the national leaders of Nepal. Especially after the success of the “Second People’s Movement” (2062/63) in 2005 AD and the subsequent peace process, Durga Prasai established himself as a leader who could challenge the central command of the Maoists and became a leader who provided substantial financial support to local district-level leaders.

Durga Prasai’s high-level association with the Maoists underwent a significant shift when the CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist parties merged to form the Unified Communist Party of Nepal. However, even after the party unification, he managed to invite the heads of both parties, Comrade Prachanda and Comrade KP Oli, to his palace in Bhaktapur, and they had dinner together. The topic of this meal together also became a topic of much discussion in Nepal, known as ‘Durga Prasai’s Marsi Rice Meal.’

When the two major communist parties in Nepal merged to form the powerful Nepal Communist Party and contested the elections, they secured a two-thirds majority in the general election, enabling them to form the government. Ultimately, the court declared the party illegal due to concerns about the legitimacy of its name, and the government itself was on the verge of dissolution in 2021.

Durga Prasai’s heartfelt connection with Maoism waned when the court declared the party unity of the CPN-Maoist and the CPN-UML illegal, and the two major communist parties in Nepal subsequently separated and went their own ways.

Third: CPN (UML) affiliation

After the Nepal Communist Party, which was formed by the merger of the two major communist parties in Nepal, the CPN (Maoist) and the CPN (UML), was declared illegal by the court, these two parties automatically split into two factions. Following this incident, some members of the merged parties returned to their original parties, while others changed their affiliation and joined other parties.

In particular, this process of unification and division resulted in a significant political setback for the CPN (Maoist) party, as many of its cadres did not return to Maoism and instead remained in the CPN (UML), despite the party’s restructuring.

Despite this party split, leader Durga Prasai is one of the prominent figures who left the old Maoist party and stayed in the CPN (UML). In this way, he left the old Maoist party and became a favorite character of the UML.

Durga Prasai, known for leveraging parties and politics to his benefit, became a trusted figure within the party. He was appointed as a central committee member by the party’s president, KP Sharma Oli, despite not being eligible for the post according to party legislation. The CPN (UML) also took pride in having succeeded in attracting a prominent Maoist figure to its party.

Seeing Durga Prasai’s party changing and betraying behaviour, the relationship with the then district and central-level leaders of the Maoists deteriorated significantly. He also began threatening Maoist leaders, becoming a fierce critic of the Maoists. Durga Prasai went so far as to say that he would embark on a campaign to recruit five lakh cadres to the CPN (UML), which he had favored, and that he could disband the Maoists forever, which he left.

Thus, Durga Prasai, who suddenly managed to gain influence within the UML leadership, also succeeded in becoming a member of the central committee shortly after joining the party. This was due to his close relationship with CPN-UML President KP Sharma Oli (whom he affectionately called “grandfather”), who held him in high regard.

However, according to the party’s statute, he was not eligible to hold that position so shortly. Nonetheless, the UML high command still accorded him great respect and priority, allowing him to become a central leader overnight.

Leader Durga Prasai, who had used politics as both an advantage and a disadvantage rather than a principle, could not maintain his relationship with the CPN-UML for long. This relationship also became blurred because even when the CPN (UML) party was in government, it was unable to secure approval for B&C Hospital as a teaching hospital.

However, it was not easy for the CPN-UML party or the Nepal government to approve the B&C Hospital as a teaching hospital. There were some legal obstacles to this, and on the other hand, medical activist Dr. Govinda KC was even holding hunger strikes and protest programs, stating that the teaching hospital should not be approved in accessible areas of the country but rather prioritized for remote areas.

For this reason, Durga Prasai saw no point in staying in the CPN-UML party; perhaps he realized he could not fulfill his mission there. Then, he began to criticize the party leaders, especially UML President KP Sharma Oli, for whom he had initially had high hopes but who had ultimately disappointed him. Then, he gradually distanced himself from that party, too.

Not only that, After becoming disillusioned with the UML party, he invited former King Gyanendra and organized various meetings and conferences. He opposed the UML and other parties, delivering speeches in which he argued that monarchy was the last option for Nepal. In his view, it had been proven that the country could not develop or progress through these parties.

Following Durga Prasai’s anti-party activities, the CPN-UML took action against him, expelling him from the party and removing his membership. Consequently, Durga Prasai’s relationship with the UML party also came to an end in 2023.

Fourth: Advocacy of monarchy and opposition to the republican system

After becoming disillusioned with the three major parties in Nepal, leader Durga Prasai began advocating for monarchy. For this, he met with former King Gyanendra several times. He made various discussions and plans and finally concluded that monarchy was the only viable option in Nepal and that now was the right time to restore the monarchy in Nepal.

Following the failure of Nepal’s federal democratic republican system, Durga Prasai has been conducting a massive campaign among the people for the past few years to establish a monarchy. He has expressed the opinion that a new system should be established under the leadership of the monarchy, involving the removal of the current republican leaders, after which a new government should be formed under his leadership.

To establish a monarchy in Nepal, Durga Prasai also held discussions with some monarchist parties in Nepal. Among these parties were RPP Nepal and others. However, Durga Prasai did not like the role of the RPP Nepal party, and he has been accusing it of being opportunistic or duplicitous.

Durga Prasai has successfully capitalized on the current situation, where the people of Nepal are disillusioned with some corrupt leaders and are seeking alternatives to them. For two decades, the Former King and monarchists have again successfully garnered the support of many people to confirm the legitimacy and necessity of the monarchy in Nepal at the beginning of 2025.

Despite being a monarchist, the support and cooperation that Durga Prasai is getting in Nepal has become a matter of surprise even for many politicians. And why the people are demanding a conservative monarchy against a modern system like a republic has become a matter of serious study.

However, even after 16 years of the republic’s establishment, the Nepali people have not received the expected results, and the country remains plagued by corruption. In situations where some people genuinely believe the democratic system is flawed, this perception appears to have given support to new monarchist leaders, including Durga Prasai.

Part Three: The remarkable financial progress and profession of Durga Prasai

Durga Prasai’s businesses and sources of wealth

As interesting and surprising as Durga Prasai’s political life is, his financial earnings are also noteworthy. This is because Durga Prasai was born and raised in a family with a relatively normal economic situation. But now she has immense wealth, that is, billions, and people are surprisingly drawn to study it.

Before we discuss Durga Prasai’s financial earnings, it is necessary to review her business journey from her early life.

Durga Prasai was not a very educated person, so he had no chance of finding a good job. Therefore, he started his business by opening a garage in the Jhapa district, where he lived, but he made little progress with it.

After that, he managed to go to Europe by making some arrangements. There, he had the opportunity to work on a buffalo farm for a few years, gaining valuable experience that increased his enthusiasm for making progress in animal husbandry in Nepal. As a result, he returned to Nepal and started a buffalo farming business.

Durga Prasai introduced advanced breeds of buffaloes from India and Nepal to the land that is now the B&C Hospital, establishing a dairy production business for a few years. It is said that there were more than a hundred buffaloes in Durga Prasai’s farm, and their milk was exported not only to Nepal but also to India. But why he did not succeed in that business or his ambition to earn money as soon as possible was not fulfilled is unknown.

Ultimately, Durga Prasai, who lived in a small wooden house and operated a large buffalo farm, also failed in that endeavor. Finally, he was unable to repay the loan he had taken from the bank and others to buy the buffaloes and had to abandon that profession.

Property received from in-laws’ house

Many people in the local Jhapa district share the story of Durga Prasai becoming wealthy from the property or land he received on behalf of his in-laws. According to this story, Durga Prasai’s wife is the daughter of a wealthy Giribandhu T-State owner. But it is said that since she was a daughter of a stepmother, the land or share she was entitled to was not distributed properly. Therefore, she and her brother filed a case in court to get justice for themselves. However, the court also took a considerable amount of time to decide their share case.

After failing to get justice even from the court in this share case, it is publicly known that Durga Prasai’s family sought the help of the CPN-Maoist party, which was waging a violent people’s war at the time, and therefore, he also joined Maoism.

It is reported that after Durga Prasai received the support of the Maoists, his wife and brother-in-law (the young brother of his wife) got their land as share. Then, they plotted and sold that valuable land at a high price, which is why they suddenly became wealthy. Their received land was the current B&C Hospital and the surrounding area, which is in the heart of Birtamod City.

Apart from this, Leader Durga Prasai also conducted land transactions in various locations, including Kathmandu, and successfully earned a substantial amount of money. Apart from Jhapa, he also established roots in the capital and built a luxurious palace in Bhaktapur city in the valley. He currently resides in Bhaktapur and travels throughout the country, including Jhapa, as needed.

Various businesses of Durga Prasai

Leader Durga Prasai, who had accumulated wealth through the sources mentioned above, established the modern B&C Hospital on his land in Birtamod to contribute to his country. This famous hospital is a 300-bed facility with a modern laboratory located in the eastern region of Nepal.

In recent years, the expansion of B&C Hospital has been completed, and the Purbanchal Cancer Hospital, equipped with modern facilities, is now operational.

Along with this hospital, the medical college, which was affiliated with the hospital and to which he gave great importance, was another important part of Durga Prasai’s business. This college was unable to obtain affiliation from the Nepalese government for many years due to various reasons. Even Durga Prasai abandoned membership from both large political parties because of this issue.

However, ultimately, the court’s decision has now cleared the path for operating this college, and Durga Prasai’s B&C Hospital has been converted into a teaching hospital in 2024.

Apart from the above medical-related businesses, Durga Prasai also operates another school called Dakshashila. Additionally, her media-related business, FM Radio, is also operational. In addition, Durga Prasai plans to operate a 5-star hotel with modern facilities in the Jhapa district. This huge hotel is currently in the final stages of construction.

Apart from this, it is reported that Durga Prasai may hold shares in other financial transactions. According to the information provided, he is currently employing approximately 2,500 people across all the aforementioned businesses and transactions.

But Durga Prasai is not currently managing all his businesses himself. He has delegated the responsibility of managing all these businesses to his son, daughter, and brother-in-law. He is free from all financial dealings and plays the role of a national-level leader by engaging in political and social campaigns.

Loan of Durga Prasai

Leader Durga Prasai’s assets are as much discussed in public as his debts, which make a hot topic of public discussion. To run all the above businesses, he has borrowed billions of rupees from banks. According to unconfirmed reports, it is alleged that he has outstanding loans of more than 7 billion rupees from various banks and financial institutions.

How he pays the interest on so many loans becomes a topic of curiosity for people. Therefore, Durga Prasai often becomes a topic of discussion among people due to his many debts and assets.

Part four: Popularity and Controversy of Durga Prasai

There is no doubt that leader Durga Prasai is a remarkable leader who has emerged in Nepal’s political and business landscape in recent times. Because he has become as famous as he is for his political influence, he has also gained fame for his wealth in a short time.

However, Leader Durga Prasai has gained considerable popularity in Nepal in a short time. Additionally, he has developed a reputation as a controversial leader. Some people in Nepal may consider Durga Prasai an ideal person or leader, while others are his staunch critics.

Here, we will try to present both the factual reasons why Durga Prasai is popular and controversial, according to the people.

The facts of leader Durga Prasai’s popularity

• Leader Durga Prasai presents his presentation in clear, direct language and openly criticizes the leaders of the ruling party and other parties, a quality that many people consider essential in a leader.

• Durga Prasai’s style appears fearless, courageous, and confident, and he is known to move forward in his mission without hesitation, which some people readily believe.

• Durga Prasai now has ample wealth, allowing him to spend it on his supporters and workers and attract more people.

• Durga Prasai has shown a dream of fulfilling the wishes of many people, including small borrowers, the poor, and young individuals who work abroad, who are hopeful that Durga Prasai will help them achieve their dreams.

• Durga Prasai has shared the dream of bringing good governance to the country by taking action against corrupt leaders in Nepal, and the affected people are confident in his assurances.

• Durga Prasai has recently become committed to the campaign to establish a monarchy as an alternative to the republic in Nepal. As a result, Durga Prasai has become the center of hope for Nepali people who are monarchists.

• Durga Prasai has provided necessary assistance to Nepalis in distress abroad and to some of the most impoverished, ill, and vulnerable individuals in Nepal, which is why some people also regard him as a social leader in Nepal in recent years.

• Now, let’s look ahead to the public criticism of Durga Prasai or facts creating an image of him as a controversial leader:

The facts of Durga Prasai’s criticism

• Leader Durga Prasai changed parties or political views three or four times in a short time, which is why people from the related party criticize him as an opportunistic leader.

• The only reason Durga Prasai has to change parties repeatedly appears to be to serve his interests, which is why people perceive him as a politician who uses politics for personal gain.

• Some people dislike Durga Prasai’s impulsive, arrogant, and rude speeches, criticizing him for his uncivilized manner of speaking and his behavior.

• People consider it unnatural that Durga Prasai has acquired a lot of wealth in a short time, and they express doubts about how he earned so much. They also doubt that he can repay the huge loans he has in the bank.

• Many people have not liked Durga Prasai’s recent campaign to abolish the republican system in Nepal and bring a monarchy. In particular, his slogan of declaring Nepal a Hindu kingdom is criticized by many tribal people of Nepal, and republicanists are against him.

• Some people accuse Durga Prasai of having a huge debt that he cannot repay and of planning to establish a monarchy in Nepal, which would waive that debt.

• Some people also accuse him of having caused suffering to the poor people of different levels by involving them in various movements and of having incited the people into unnecessary politics by showing them dreams that will never come true.

Part Five: Current Activities of Durga Prasai

Leader Durga Prasai has been fully active in Nepali politics for the past two to three years. For this, he has entrusted all his business affairs to his relatives, thereby freeing himself.

Loan waiver campaign for people with low incomes

Last year, Durga Prasai led a campaign to waive the loans of small and poor individuals, holding protest meetings in various parts of the country and in the capital. For this, he brought a large number of poor people from different parts of Nepal to the streets of the capital, Kathmandu, and incited them to protest.

However, the Nepalese government did not fulfill any of his demands, including an interest waiver and a loan waiver, and his movement was subsequently crushed. However, Durga Prasai has assured people experiencing poverty that these demands will be fulfilled even after a future change in Nepal’s political system.

Establishment of monarchy

Leader Durga Prasai, who has been bitterly criticizing the republic and supporting the monarchy for several years, has recently become committed to the campaign and movement to establish a monarchy in Nepal.

He expresses his determination to make this campaign successful by gathering the support of the people affected by poverty and corruption in Nepal, as well as by elevating some monarchist parties and the prominent leaders of the old Panchayati monarchy system.

For this, Leader Durga Prasai has called on all unsatisfied nationalist Nepalis from across Nepal to join the movement for change in the system, and he has also been appointed the commander of this movement.

Alleged mass uprising to establish monarchy

A few days ago, while writing this biography, leader Durga Prasai announced that on March 28, 2025, they will launch a mass movement in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, to establish a monarchy in Nepal. However, some republican parties and the people have also warned that their movement will be resisted.

Now, it remains to be seen whether Durga Prasai’s movement on that day will be successful or if he will fail in his mission once again.

Therefore, it is appropriate to write this much in this regard, informing you that the stories and events related to leader Durga Prasai’s activities will be updated in the future.

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