Nepal Telecommunication Authority Chairman Purushottam Khanal has resigned from his post on Tuesday.

Khanal tendered his resignation after he was accused of being involved in the irregularities in the purchase of systems such as Mobile Device Management System (MDMS) and Teramocs among others.

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma was dissatisfied with the working style of Khanal recently.

Minister Sharma had even asked for clarification after he was accused of being involved in irregularities.

Khanal resigned from his post after Minister Sharma was preparing to sack him in the Cabinet meeting.

The Prime Minister’s Office had summoned him on Monday for a discussion.

During the discussion, the Prime Minister’s secretary objected to his working style.

The Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament has also directed the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority to carry out an investigation into the process of purchasing Teramocs technology.