Minister for Information and Communication Gokul Baskota is one of the most recognisable faces in the Oli cabinet. His critics describe him as arrogant, discourteous and extremist. However, his allies describe him as being straight-forward and honest. Baskota was not a household name in Nepal Communist Party before being elected to the House of Representatives for the Kavre-2 seat with the most number of votes, after Oli.

Baskota, a former journalist, has been on the crosshairs of journalists across the country for his remarks related to the proposed Media Council. Onlinekhabar’s Chiranjibi Paudel recently talked to Baskota about his term in office.