Nepal PM resigns after deadly protests sparked by social media ban

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Kathmandu: Nepalese youth protesters set fire to Parliament on Tuesday when the veteran prime minister complied with the mob to leave the mob, after a day, killing at least 19 people.

The protest, which began on Monday with the demands that the government lifted the ban on social media and ruled it despite returning to apps online to deal with corruption.

On Tuesday, protesters attacked and attacked the house of 73 -year -old, four -time prime minister and Communist Party leader, KP Sharma Oli.

Shortly afterwards, the slogan of the protesters – according to an AFP reporter on some site, some attackers gathered outside the main government buildings.

Smoke plums also covered Nepal’s parliament when protesters torched the building.

“Hundreds of people have violated the Parliament’s area and burned the main building,” Akram Gary told Akram Gary, a spokesman for the Parliament Secretariat, Akram Gary.

Demonstrators, most youths, were hoisting the country’s national flag by pulling water guns deployed by security forces.

Other protesters targeted the characteristics of politicians and government buildings.

Airport spokesman Ranji Sherpa said that the airport in Kathmandu remains open, but some flights were canceled after smoke from the fire.

“I have resigned from the post of Prime Minister from today to today … to take further steps towards political solutions and solutions,” Oli said in a statement on Tuesday. Oli said in a statement on Tuesday.

In his political career, the Six extended for almost six decades, which is a period that saw a decade -long civil war, Nepal abolished its absolute monarchy in 2008 to become a republic.

He was first elected as the Prime Minister in 2015, he was re -elected in 2018, was re -appointed in 2021, and then in 2024 his Communist Party often formed a coalition government with the Left Nepalese Congress in the Voltelia Parliament.

His resignation came after three other ministers, and the government came despite the cancellation of the ban.

Minister for Communications Prathavi Sabba Grong told AFP, “Of the demands of the General Z” to bring back social media online.

In this country, the current anger has been banned from the government in a country with the youth.

According to the World Bank, according to official statistics, people aged 15-40 are about 43 43 % of the population.

Direct ammunition

The slogans demanding accountability from authorities have been a feature in the protest.

“The state had killed about 20 people,” said 23-year-old student Yojan Rajbhandari.

After the government reduced access to 26 unregistered platforms, several social media sites, including Facebook, YouTube and X, were blocked in the Himalayan nation on Friday.

Amnesty International said that direct ammunition was used against the protesters on Monday, and the UN demanded a speedy and transparent investigation.

Since Friday, contradictory videos of the struggle of ordinary Nepalese with politicians have gone viral with luxury equipment and expensive holidays on TaTok, which has not been blocked.

Famous platforms like Instagram have millions of users in Nepal who rely on them for entertainment, news and business. Rely on apps for other messaging.

The Kathmandu Post newspaper wrote, “This is not just about social media – it is about confidence, corruption and a generation that refuses to remain silent.”

He added, “General Z is fostering smartphones, global trends and promises of a federal, prosperous Nepal.”

“For them, digital freedom is a personal freedom. Eliminating access feels like silences a whole generation.”

Referring to the increase in online fraud, Nepal has restricted access to famous online platforms in the past, including telegram in July.

The platform lifted a nine -month ban on the ticket last year after agreeing to comply with the Nepalese rules.