Nepal reeled under a serious political crisis on Tuesday as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned in the face of massive protests for a second day, with the demonstrators storming many government buildings and setting the parliament as well as homes of several high-profile leaders ablaze, a day after 19 people died in violence.
The students-led “Gen Z” protests that began against a government ban on social media expanded into a larger campaign reflecting growing public criticism of the Oli dispensation and the country’s political elite over alleged corruption and apathy towards the common people.
An injured protester is taken to hospital by his friends during a protest in front of the parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. AP/PTI(AP09_09_2025_000483A)An injured protester is taken to hospital by his friends during a protest in front of the parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. AP/PTI(AP09_09_2025_000481B)Kathmandu: An aerial view of smoke rising from the Federal Parliament of Nepal premises after it was set on fire by protestors during massive anti-government protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Nepal reeled under a serious political crisis on Tuesday as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned in the face of massive anti-government protests with the demonstrators attacking private residences of several high-profile leaders, headquarters of political parties and even vandalising the parliament, a day after 19 people died in police action against the agitators. (PTI Photo/Abhishek Maharjan) (PTI09_09_2025_000474B)A protester carries a chair from the Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal’s government’s various ministries and offices during a protest against social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. AP/PTI(AP09_09_2025_000423A)Kathmandu: Agitators flee after police personnel fired tear gas amid massive anti-government protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned amid the protests. (PTI Photo/Abhishek Maharjan)(PTI09_09_2025_000411A)Kathmandu: Security personnel pull a barricade outside Nepal’s Parliament amid massive anti-government protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned amid the protests. (PTI Photo/Abhishek Maharjan)(PTI09_09_2025_000413B)Kathmandu: Smoke billows out after a traffic booth was set on fire during massive anti-government protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned amid the protests. (PTI Photo/Abhishek Maharjan)(PTI09_09_2025_000407B)Kathmandu: Smoke billows out after Nepal’s office of the Attorney General and the Supreme Court were set on fire by agitators amid massive anti-government protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned amid the protests. (PTI Photo/Abhishek Maharjan)(PTI09_09_2025_000402B)Kathmandu: Smoke billows out after Nepal’s office of the Attorney General and the Supreme Court were set on fire by agitators amid massive anti-government protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned amid the protests. (PTI Photo/Abhishek Maharjan)(PTI09_09_2025_000401B)**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA VIDEO** Kathmandu: Smoke billows out after Nepal’s Parliament building was set on fire by agitators amid massive anti-government protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned amid the protests. (PTI Photo/Abhishek Maharjan)(PTI09_09_2025_000400B)
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