Jun 09, Kathmandu - Mahabir Pun, founder of the National Innovation Center and independent MP, has finally accepted the offer to become a minister. He has decided to take charge of the newly formed Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and is preparing for the swearing-in ceremony.

Pun, who joked with the media while leaving the parliament building and said that he did not know anything about the ministerial post, is finally preparing to leave to take the oath of office and secrecy at a special ceremony to be held at the President's Office, Sheetal Niwas.