Nepal PM Oli resigns amid widespread Protests

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned amid widespread violent protests across the country. Oli’s resignation came after hundreds of demonstrators entered his office shouting anti-government slogans. The protestors set the Nepalese Prime Minister’s private residence in Balkot on fire, demanding accountability for the deaths during the protests against the government’s ban on social media sites.
 
Gen Z protesters targeted the residences of political leaders and ministers in Kathmandu Valley and other districts, hurling stones and setting property on fire. The house of Minister for Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung in Lalitpur is set on fire by demonstrators. They also pelted stones at the Bhaisepati residence of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel. The house of former home minister Ramesh Lekhak, who resigned yesterday, was also attacked. Demonstrators approached the Budhanilkantha house of former prime minister and Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, but were stopped. Protesters hurled stones at the Khumaltar residence of the CPN (Maoist Centre) chair, former PM and the main opposition leader, Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
 
 
Youths continued to protest in New Baneshwar, Kalanki Chowk and other parts of the Kathmandu Valley, defying curfew orders imposed after the Gen Z protest. In Kalanki Chowk, youth burned tyres protesting the deaths during demonstrations. The protesters blocked the main road, demanding accountability from the authorities. Police were deployed to control the crowd, but tensions remained high.
 
Authorities have imposed curfews in different areas of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts. The order prohibits all movement, gatherings, rallies, processions, meetings and sit-ins within specified zones. 
 
Despite the restrictions, youths spontaneously gathered near the Parliament building in New Baneshwar. In Chandranigahapur municipality of Rautahat district of Madhesh Pradesh, protestors clashed with police and also set a police vehicle on fire.  
 
During the curfew period, ambulances, fire engines, vehicles of health workers, media personnel, tourist vehicles, vehicles of human rights and diplomatic bodies involved in essential services will be allowed, the administration said. In addition, the security personnel will also facilitate the movement of air passengers on the basis of air tickets.