Kathmandu, Nepal – Protesters in Nepal burned parliament, party headquarters and the homes of the country’s president and a number of ministers.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister announced his resignation on Tuesday to confront the crisis.
Nepalese Prime Minister Sharma Oli confirmed in a letter to Nepalese President Ram Chandra Poodle that his resignation came as a result of the state of emergency in the country, which was swept by mass protests in an attempt to resolve the political crisis in a constitutional manner.
The text of the letter, according to the Himalaya Times, read: “Given the exceptional situation prevailing in the country and in order to facilitate further efforts towards a constitutional political settlement and solve the problems, I have decided to resign from the position of Prime Minister as of the effective date… According to the law.”
The newspaper announced that 19 people were killed and more than 500 injured during the protests that swept the country after the government blocked a number of social media platforms.
The Nepalese Prime Minister submitted his resignation earlier on Tuesday.
This comes against the backdrop of massive protests across the country, according to his deputy, Prakash Silwal.
Restrictions
On Tuesday, the Nepalese government lifted restrictions imposed on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and other social media on September 4 (September).
These means were not registered with the Ministry of Information and Information Technologies.
Protesters also stormed and set fire to the Nepalese president’s home, NDTV reported.
The channel showed a video from social media showing protesters carrying out acts of vandalism at home.
Earlier, according to Nepal News, demonstrators set fire to the homes of a number of politicians in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.
Including the home of Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who heads the Communist Party of Nepal, and the home of Minister of Information and Information Technologies Prithvi Subba Gurung.
In addition to the home of Interior Minister Ramesh Lekhak, who resigned from his position due to protests in the country.
