Parliament member and Nagarik Unmukti Party whip Arun Chaudhary has been released from jail on Sunday. President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the recommendation of the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers waived the remaining jail sentence of Chaudhary on the occasion of Democracy Day. According to Lilakant Paudel, assistant spokesperson at the President’s Office, 381 persons, who were doing time in various prisons, were released this morning.

Party Chairperson Ranjita Shrestha among others had reached the prison to welcome Chaudhary.

He was apprehended from Kohalpur of Banke on February 2. Following his arrest, he was suspended as a lawmaker. He was produced before the court on February 3. Around 12 years ago, the Kailali District Court had sentenced Chaudhary to six months in jail for torching a tractor. He was elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Kailali-2 by securing 21, 871 votes. Police had said that Chaudhary was nabbed as he has yet to serve the jail term associated with a 12-year-old arson case.