Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation Mani Thapa on February 2 met leader of the outlawed Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand) Hemant Prakash Oli ‘Sudarshan’ in Nakhu Jail, reports Khabarhub. According to his personal secretary Rajendra Gautam, Minister Thapa had reached Nakhu to monitor drinking water and a meeting was held between them on the occasion. Minister Thapa has been active in holding talks between the Government and the group. Oli was arrested from Kavre District on March 23, 2019, on the charge of being involved in the blast in front of Ncell’s headquarters in Nakhu.