Gen Z Fury Over Social Media Ban: Nepal PM Oli Resigns

Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday as anti-government protests continued to rock the country for the second day today.

Oli stepped down shortly after hundreds of demonstrators entered his office shouting anti-government slogans. The violent Gen Z protesters entered the Singha Durbar premises on Tuesday after breaking through its western gate. Oli’s secretariat confirmed his resignation.

Hours before his resignation, the demonstrators set afire the Nepalese leader’s private residence in Balkot demanding accountability for Monday’s fatalities.

Over 19 people were killed during the violent protests on Monday against the government’s ban on social media sites. Around 500 injured during clashes around the Federal Parliament and other sites in Kathmandu. Following the protests, the government revoked the ban last night.

Three ministers had earlier resigned from the government.

The government has already imposed curfews in key areas of the capital following the deaths of 19 protesters in Monday’s demonstration. The protesters also set ruling party offices, and buildings in Janakpur on fire as violent protesters in Kathmandu continued on Tuesday. The central office of the Nepali Congress in Sanepa was also vandalized this afternoon.

Protesters have also vandalized the homes of Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba in Budhanilkantha, attacked political party office of the CPN-UML in Chyasal, Lalitpur. They broke windows, pelted stones, and set fire to the building, as part of demonstrations against corruption following the death of 19 protestors on Monday.