PM’s adviser Kumar Ben takes sarcastic swipe at journalists

KATHMANDU: The government has come under widespread criticism over the arrest and police intervention involving journalists on Friday. Meanwhile, Prime Minister’s Chief Political Adviser Kumar Ben has drawn attention for making a sarcastic remark on the issue.

On Sunday afternoon, Ben posted a list of journalists on social media and made a sarcastic comment about the reported claim that the Prime Minister’s Secretariat had prepared a list of 28 journalists and instructed police to arrest them.