Minister for Youth and Sports Bablu Gupta is currently embroiled in controversy. The subject of the controversy is his alleged upcoming visit to the United States.

A few days ago, Prime Minister Sushila Karki had asked Minister Gupta, along with Minister Kulman Ghising and Jagdish Kharel, to resign, saying that the ministers of the civilian government formed with the 'mandate' to hold elections were active in party politics.

Ghising resigned on Wednesday night, but Gupta and Kharel have not resigned. In this context, Minister Gupta has been criticized for going to America without resigning. Why did he want to go to America, what program and who is going to take him to America? What is his reaction to the Prime Minister's request for resignation? Ikantipur's brief conversation with him: The issue of your going to America has become public, and at the same time, this issue is also becoming controversial. What is the purpose of your visit, why are you going?

This is not a current issue. It was a month ago. The youth in the diaspora who are involved in the Gen-G movement and who are currently the Minister of Youth and Sports called me. There is a diaspora platform in America. I was invited to a program organized by some youth of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA). After receiving the invitation saying, 'We are going to hold a youth conclave, come', the matter of going was discussed. The process was started because the approval of the Council of Ministers is required to go. But different things are coming about this.

Who will bear the expenses of your visit?

The expenses will be borne by all the organizers. After you said you would come, the matter of fixing the time was discussed.

Are you alone in the tour group or are you going to take others with you?

I am going to go alone. But today, some media outlets reported that I am going to take 5-7 people. After I agreed to go, I took the approval of the Council of Ministers for the visit. But not a single rupee of the state will be spent on this visit. When will I go again and on what day will the program be held? Again, I have not yet applied for a visa.

The Prime Minister asked for resignation in the cabinet meeting and you said you will resign only after returning from America?

That is sheer media manipulation. Such a thing has never been raised. Such a thing has never happened. Right now, they are calling me a party member. To be a party member, I should have been nominated to contest the election. For that, it should have happened on Magh 6. Whereas they are telling me from America about Magh 3. If I were to contest the election, there was also talk of going there. Because the nomination time falls on that time. The things that are coming now contradict each other. That is why this is not true. So this is what we should be doing.

Are you planning to join any party and contest the election right now?

Not right now. Now various parties are saying that you should contest the election. Let's think about that in a chronological order.

Having said that, are you in the mood to resign right away or not?

More than mood, it's about why I'm resigning. I'm not saying I'll resign now. We'll decide when I have to. If I have to join a party and contest the election, I will resign.