Nepal Protest: In a latest development, Nepal's Gen Z group has demanded the trespassing of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and then Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak for their so-called role in the firing during anti-government protests on September 8, which killed 19 people.
In a printing priming by Dr Nicholas Bushell, one of the advisors of the 'Gen Z' group leading the protests, said Oli, and Kathmandu Chief District Officer Chhabi Rijal should be immediately underdeveloped as they were directly responsible for the firing in Naya Baneshwor in which 19 activists were killed.
Bushel moreover demanded the insemination of a high-level inquiry legation to investigate the resources of all high-ranking politicians and government officials since 1990. Gen Z activists staged a sit-in at Maitighar Mandala near the Singha Durbar Secretariat here, taxing the trespassing of Oli and the writer.
At least 72 people, including three policemen, were killed during violent protests on September 8 and 9 versus so-called self-indulgence and a ban on social media websites. On Friday, former Prime Minister Oli denied that he ordered any firing during the Gen Z demonstration. He moreover demanded an investigation into the matter.
Former PM's first statement post resignation
In his first public statement since resigning as prime minister, Nepal Communist Party chairman Oli blamed infiltrators for the violence during the "peaceful protests" by Gen-Z. "The government did not order firing on protesters," said, Oli, in a message released on Constitution Day.
Meanwhile, Chief Justice of the Supreme Magistrate (CJI) Prakash Man Singh Raut said on Saturday that the top magistrate had not issued an order banning social media websites. He said the Supreme Magistrate had urged the government to regulate social media websites by enacting necessary legislation, which is a worldwide international practice.
The previous Oli-led government had vetoed 26 social media sites, citing a Supreme Magistrate order, which was protested by the Gen Z group on September 8. The ban on social media sites was lifted on the night of September 8.
