Nepal’s protests against the government became violent on Tuesday in the Himalayas -Nation with officials who confirm that at least 19 people were killed and hundreds more injured, Reuters reported.
Protesters, mainly young people from Generation Z, parliament set on fire and the houses of government officials, stormed prisons and forced the resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in the capital of the Land of Kathmandu.
Reports of Local media Said demonstrators the house of former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal on fire with his wife, Ravi Laxmi Chitrakar, in the Dallu residence.
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Demonstrants use sticks and stones while collision with riot police during a protest outside the parliament building in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday. (Prabin Ranabhat/AFP via Getty images)
She was critically burned, the New York Times reportedAnd was rushed to the Kirtipur Burn Hospital, her family said.
Violent protests broke out last week after the government banned great social media platforms, including Facebook, X and YouTube.
Although the prohibition was withdrawn, demonstrators said they would continue until the parliament was dissolved, with a lot of unhappy with the current political parties, blame them for corruption, The Associated Press reported.
“I am here to protest about the massive corruption in our country,” student Bishnu Thapa Chetri told the AP. “The country has become so bad that there is no reason for us young people to stay.”
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Riot Police uses a water cannon on demonstrators outside in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday. (AP/Niranjan Shrestha)
Oli, whose own house was also set on fire, resigned on Tuesday. Black Smoke was waving from the Singha Durbar Palace Complex, the most important administrative house of the government.
Civil servants also confirmed that two prisons in the west of Nepal were stormed, which led to the escape of nearly 900 prisoners.
Demonstrants are celebrating it at the top of the Singha Durbar, the seat of the various ministries and offices of the Nepal, after it was set on fire during a protest against social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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The American embassy in Kathmandu has encouraged citizens to prevent large meetings.
Nepal’s army leader, Ashok Raj Sigdel, warned that the army “could take control of the situation” if the violence continues, although he appealed to demonstrators for dialogue.
