Kathmandu : Violent student-led anti-government protests continued in Nepal for the second day on Tuesday, defying curbs on public gatherings, as demonstrators demanded the resignation of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and vandalised 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.
The agitators torched the residence of Prime Minister Oli at Balkot in Bhaktapur. Oli is currently at the Prime Minister’s residence at Balwatar.
Protesters also torched the residence of former home minister Ramesh Lekhak at Naikap in Kathmandu, just a day after he resigned from his post following the police’s use of force on youths protesting the government ban on social media sites left 19 people dead and over 300 others injured on Monday.
Demonstrations were reported from Kalanki, Kalimati, Tahachal, and Baneshwor in Kathmandu, as well as Chyasal, Chapagau, and Thecho areas of Lalitpur district. Protesters, mostly students, chanted slogans such as “Don’t kill students”, defying the restrictions on public gatherings.
In Kalanki, demonstrators burnt tyres to block roads from the early hours of the morning, according to eyewitness accounts.
According to media reports, four people were injured as police opened fire at the demonstrators.
The agitating youths also pelted stones at the residence of Communication Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung in Sunakothi at Lalitpur district, eye witnesses said. Gurung had ordered a ban on the social media sites.
The protesters vandalised the residence of former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ at Khumaltar in Lalitpur.
They also vandalised former PM Sher Bahadur Deuba’s house at Budhanilkantha in Kathmandu.
Violent protests erupt in Nepal; PM Oli’s residence torched
