Why did Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli resign?

Nepal PM resigns amid violent protests

• Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday amid violent anti-government protests all over the country.

Nepal PM likely to flee country

• As per reports, Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli is planning to flee the country, likely to go to Dubai.

Nepal PM’s private residence torched

• Hours before the PM’s resignation, protesters set his private residence in Balkot on fire demanding accountability for Monday’s deaths.

Violent protests claim 19 lives

• At least 19 people died during the protest against the Nepal government’s ban on social media platforms including Facebook and WhatsApp.

Nepal government revokes ban

• Following the protests, the Nepal government revoked the ban on social media platforms last night.

India urges peace

• India, home to millions of Nepali migrant workers was monitoring events in Nepal.

Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli resigns amid violent protests, likely to flee country

• Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday amid violent protests, as per reports.
• Oli stepped down from his position after hundreds of protesters stormed his office chanting anti-government slogans.
• As per reports, KP Sharma Oli is planning to flee the country, likely to go to Dubai.

Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli’s private residence set on fire

• Hours before the PM’s resignation, protesters set his private residence in Balkot on fire demanding accountability for Monday’s deaths.
• At least 19 lives were claimed during the violent protests on Monday against the government’s ban on social media platforms.

Nepal government revokes ban

• Following the protests, the Nepalese government revoked the ban that they had put on social media platforms last night.

India urges peace

• Organizers of the protests, have called the protests “demonstrations by Gen Z”, driven by young people’s frustration with the government’s lack of action in tackling corruption and boosting economic opportunities.
• The protest was intended, first and foremost, against the rampant corruption in government, one protester said in an email to Reuters.
• Young Nepalis had been pointing out on social media about the "luxurious lives of the families and children of corrupt politicians and civil servants" and the government reacted by banning social media platforms, the email said.
• KP Sharma Oli said he was saddened by the violent incidents due to the "infiltration from different selfish centres" but has not directly reacted to the claims of the protesters of corruption.
• Two of Oli’s cabinet ministers resigned late on Monday, claiming they did not want to continue due to moral grounds.
• India, home to millions of Nepali migrant workers, said it was “closely monitoring” events in Nepal.
• "As a close friend and neighbour, we hope that all concerned will exercise restraint and address any issues through peaceful means and dialogue," said a statement from India’s foreign ministry.
• The embassies of Australia, Finland, France, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, and the United States in Nepal issued a joint statement in which they expressed sadness over the violence and asked all parties to exhibit greatest caution, avoid further escalation, and preserve fundamental rights. Last week, Oli’s government had put a ban on social media platforms, on grounds that the platforms had failed to register themselves with the government. Critics claim it was an attempt to curb free speech, a charge the Nepal government denied, citing use of social media to spread misinformation and commit fraud, among other claims.

Editor’s Note

• The Nepalese government had put a ban on social media platforms. But that decision backfired as the youth of Nepal protested to revoke the ban. KP Sharma Oli had to resign from his position following the violent protests. The former Nepal PM plans to flee the country. As things seem, the youth’s poignant question on the government’s inadequacy in tackling corruption and boosting economic opportunities seems unanswered.

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