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Mahesh Basnet (Nepali: महेश बस्नेत) is a Nepalese Communist politician. He served as Minister of Industry under the prime minister Sushil Koirala. He served as Chief of Youth Force Nepal on 2008 and is serving as Chairman of Youth Association Nepal since 2009. He contested in the Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, 2013 from Bhaktapur district constituency number 2. While serving as Minister of Industry, Basnet waived off the loans provided to industrialists affected by earthquake. He demanded criminal charges be dropped against notorious don and fellow UML leader Parshuram Basnet from Biratnagar and publicly threatened Nagarik daily to shut down and send Narayan Wagle to jail.
Family
He was born on 16 January 1975 A.D at Gundu-4, Bhaktapur district to father Purna Bahadur Basnet and mother Ishwari Basnet. His autobiographical book Ma Mahesh was published in 2016 co-authored by Shikhar Ghimirey.