Imphal: Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday after three of his ministers quit following deadly protests over alleged government corruption that killed 19 people on Monday.
Defying curfew, protesters break into the nation’s parliament and set the building on fire. Earlier, they stormed the office of Nepali Congress and residences of several prominent politicians, Al Jazeera reports.
Mostly young ‘Gen Z’ demonstrators took to the streets and stormed parliament amid anger over a social media ban and corruption.
Sharma Oli resigned after days of mass protests over a social media ban and official corruption in the Himalayan nation.
On Monday, at least 19 people were killed when police opened fire on the crowd during a mass demonstration that included an attack on Parliament.
Videos shared on social media showed the parliament building burning on Tuesday.
The houses set on fire by the demonstrators included those of Sher Bahadur Deuba, leader of the largest party Nepali Congress, President Ram Chandra Poudel, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, according to The Associated Press.
Local media reported that the army was evacuating ministers from their residences using helicopters.
People came out on the streets around 7 am Tuesday without anybody in particular leading the protests. By 9 am, the crowds had gotten even bigger, an NBC news reported quoting an entrepreneur in Kathmandu.
The protests began in opposition to a ban on more than two dozen social media platforms that was imposed last week, but they have since expanded to include general frustration with corruption, the report said.
