Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli tendered his resignation on Tuesday, as hundreds of protesters attacked his office and vandalised the residences of several political leaders.
The protesters, under the
banner of Gen Z, shouted slogans such as “KP Chor, Desh Chhod” (KP thief, leave the country) and “Take Action Against Corrupt Leaders” in multiple parts of the capital, news agency PTI reported.
The agitators torched Oli’s residence in Bhaktapur, while he was at the Prime Minister’s residence at Balwatar.
The move also came hours after Oli had called for an all-party meeting to discuss Nepal’s fast-deteriorating political situation amid intensifying student-led anti-government protests that have spread across the country.
Oli had issued a statement announcing the meeting for 6 pm, though the venue was not specified.
He said dialogue was the way to resolve the crisis.
Protests in Nepal escalated on Tuesday, despite curfew orders in Kathmandu and other parts of the country, and even after the country’s government lifted the ban on social media.
Demonstrators demanded Oli’s resignation, saying Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak’s exit was not sufficient.
The violent protests by youths against the government’s ban on social media sites left 19 people dead and over 300 others injured.
