[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Former Deputy Prime Minister and senior communist leader of Nepal, Bharat Mohan Adhikari breathed his last at the age of 88 leaving behind his wife and three daughters.

Adhikari, who also served as Finance Minister died while undergoing treatment at Hams hospital in Kathmandu on Saturday (March 2), according to the party sources.

He was admitted to the hospital for treatment three weeks ago complaining about lungs and chest problems.

Earlier on Saturday evening, the hospital had issued a statement saying Adhikari had developed symptoms of multiple-organ failure.

A three time Minister Adhikari had also led the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management and Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs once each.

Adhikari was deputy Prime Minister in the coalition government which was thrown out in a coup by then King Gyanendra Shah in 2005.

He is remembered for his first stint as Finance Minister in first Communist- led government in 1995 led by Manv Mohan Adhikari, his elder brother.

Born in 1936 at Bhawarpurna VDC in Mahottari district, Adhikari joined Communist politics during his student life, though he wasn’t a full-time cadre.

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