10 Facts About Barsaman Pun

Barsaman Pun, known by his nom de guerre Ananta, is a Nepali communist politician and former Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.

Barsaman Pun was a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal during the insurgency period and served as one of the 4 deputy commanders of People's Liberation Army.

Barsaman Pun commanded the attack on Holeri police station on February 13,1996 which marked the beginning of the civil war.

Barsaman Pun was appointed as the PLA Eastern Division commander following the 2002 central committee meeting.

Barsaman Pun was appointed as a deputy commander of People's Liberation Army at the Chunbang conference in 2005.

Barsaman Pun was elected to the first Constituent Assembly from Lalitpur-1.

Barsaman Pun contested the second Constituent Assembly from Morang in line with the party policy of top Maoist leaders contesting the election from the Terai belt.

Barsaman Pun contested the 2017 House of Representatives election from his home district, Rolpa and was elected to parliament.

MCC began developing the compact at the request of Nepal in 2012 when Baburam Bhattarai was prime minister and Barsaman Pun was finance minister of Nepal.

Barsaman Pun is married to Onsari Gharti Magar, a fellow communist politician and former speaker of the Legislature-Parliament.