Former Prime Minister of Nepal and Chairman of the CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli, made his first public appearance on Saturday since stepping down from leadership in the wake of the Gen Z protests that shook the country's political establishment on September 8.
Protestors had gathered outside the Ala Hazrat Dargah and the residence of Ittehad-e-Millat Council chief Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, holding placards that read "I Love Mohammad."
Protestors, wearing black badges and blindfolds as a mark of dissent, marched from the Central Telegraph Office (CTO) building to Sher-e-Punjab, shouting slogans such as "We want justice" and "Punish Yug killers".
Wangchuk's remark came in response to the allegation levied by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya that Congress Councillor Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag "instigated" the protestors who attacked the BJP office in Leh.
The development comes in the wake of injuries sustained by several individuals during a torchlight procession held by the All Koch Rajbongshi Students' Union (AKRASU) on September 10 in the Golakganj area of Dhubri. The protestors were demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the Koch Rajbo
Large number of protestors stormed the course as cyclists entered Madrid, taking down barriers and carrying banners reading "Boycott Israel Genocide, No to Genocide," to which the police responded with tear gas and baton charges in order to disperse the crowd.
The Speaker and National Assembly Chair condemned the Gen-Z protests' violence, expressing condolences for lives lost, urging medical care, and stressing protection of law, constitution, and national unity. They called for addressing protestors' demands to strengthen Nepal's democracy.
The death toll from the ongoing Gen Z protests in the Kathmandu Valley has climbed to 34, as reported by The Himalayan Times, citing data released by the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal.
Nepali President Ram Chandra Paudel is expected to meet with the protesting citizens on Wednesday to pursue a peaceful resolution to the ongoing Gen Z movement in the country through dialogue.
Chief of the Nepali Army, General Ashok Raj Sigdel, urged Gen Z protestors to pursue a peaceful resolution through dialogue as Army troops are deployed to maintain order.
Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar, wife of the former Nepali Prime Minister has died after suffering critical burns when their house in Kathmandu was torched during the violent protests