| Gokul Prasad Baskota | |
| Native Name: | गोकुलप्रसाद बास्कोटा |
| Office: | Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies |
| Term Start: | February 12, 2018 |
| Term End: | February 20, 2020 |
| President: | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Primeminister: | KP Sharma Oli |
| Predecessor: | Mohan Bahadur Basnet |
| Successor: | Yuba Raj Khatiwada |
| Office2: | Ministry of Urban Development (Nepal) |
| Term Start2: | January 2020 |
| Term End2: | February 2020 |
| President2: | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
| Primeminister2: | KP Sharma Oli |
| Predecessor2: | Mohammad Estiyak Rai |
| Successor2: | Basanta Kumar Nembwang |
| Office3: | Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha |
| Term Start3: | 4 March 2018 |
| Constituency3: | Kavrepalanchok 2 |
| Party: | CPN (UML) |
| Nationality: | Nepali |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1970[1] |
Gokul Prasad Baskota (ne|गोकुलप्रसाद बास्कोटा) is a Nepali politician. He is a former Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Nepal[2] [3] and currently serving as the Member of House Of Representatives (Nepal) elected from Kavrepalanchok-2, Province No. 3 for a second term.[4] [5]
Baskota is frequently known for his brash attitude, using derogatory language towards political opponents, and remarks attacking the free press.
An audio clip of Baskota bargaining for 700 million in bribes with an agent of a Swiss company based in Kathmandu over the procurement of security printing for the government was leaked to media outlets.[6] Baskota was accused of demanding a Rs 700 million bribe in exchange for a contract to print e-passports in Nepal. He subsequently resigned his ministerial position.[7] He shortly filed a defamation lawsuit against Vijay Mishra.[8]