US EditionOusted Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli Resurfaces After Violent Gen-Z Protests, Calls Current Govt Born of Arson
KP Sharma Oli reappeared publicly after resigning amid protests that killed at least 74 people over a social media ban and demands for political reform in Nepal, officials said.
- On Saturday, September 27, 2025, KP Sharma Oli made his first public appearance in Bhaktapur at a Rastriya Yuwa Sangh event after resigning amid Gen Z protests.
- A government social-media ban ignited the unrest, sparking Gen Z protesters to demand repeal and transparency as violence peaked on September 8 and September 9, 2025, with at least 74 deaths.
- Oli denied ordering police to fire and blamed `infiltrators`, saying `The government never ordered police to shoot at protesters. Investigations must determine who used automatic weapons that the police did not have`.
- After the violence, Oli stepped down and Sushila Karki took over as interim Prime Minister; Parliament was dissolved and fresh elections were set for March 5, 2026.
- Oli attacked the caretaker government and signalled a return to politics as protests persist across Kathmandu and other major cities.
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Ousted Nepal PM Oli denies ordering fire on Gen Z protesters
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Ousted Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli makes first public appearance since resignation following unrest
Former Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Saturday made his first public appearance, days after resigning from as the Himalayan nation's premier following the Gen Z protests. Oli, the chairperson of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist), attended a public event organised by Rashtriya Yuwa Sangh, the student wing of the CPN-UML, in Bhaktapur. Oli attending the event is seen as a strategic move to connect with the party's…
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