Nepal Protest News LIVE: The Nepal Gen Z protests have continued to turn violent on Tuesday as protesters demonstrated in different parts of the country against the police brutality that killed 19 and injured over 300 on Monday.
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli resigned from his post following the protests.
“I have resigned from the post of prime minister with effect from today… in order to take further steps towards a political solution and resolution of the problems,” he said in a letter to the President.
GenZ protesters set ruling party offices, PM Oli’s house in Balkot, and buildings in Janakpur on fire as violent protests continued in Kathmandu continued on Tuesday.
The Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has been fully closed following escalating demonstrations, as per The Himalayan Times.
The current problem in Nepal stems from the shutdown of 26 social media apps in the country last week. As many as 19 youths died in Nepal following the protests on Monday.
Apps like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have been banned in Nepal as the companies failed to register with the government. The restrictions were lifted Monday night but the protests have continued due to the alleged corruption of the government.