Kathmandu, 9 Sep: There has been an arson attack at Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s residence in Balkot. Protesters taking part in the Gen-Z demonstrations set fire to Oli’s residence.
During Monday’s Gen-Z protests, 19 people lost their lives.
Since early this morning, the protests have been intensifying.
At present, demonstrators are vandalizing the residences of top leaders and party offices.
President’s house in Bohratar set on fire
President Ram Chandra Poudel’s house in Bohratar has also been set on fire.
Protesters have set President Poudel’s house on fire. Government offices, residences and offices of leaders have been vandalized and set on fire.
Gen z’s have been protesting across the country since Monday, questioning the government’s ban on social media, the corruption and unrest that are rampant in the country, and the luxurious lifestyles of leaders and their children.
Protests have erupted across the country today after 21 people were killed in police firing.
Arson by protesters at Communications Minister Gurung’s residence
Protesters have set fire to the residence of Prithvi Subba Gurung, the government spokesperson and Minister for Communications and Information Technology.
According to police sources, demonstrators reached Gurung’s residence in Sunakothi, Lalitpur, and carried out stone-pelting and arson.
UML Vice-Chairman Pandey suggests to the Prime Minister to resign immediately
CPN-UML Vice Chairman Surendra Pandey has urged Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign immediately.
He said that Oli should resign as soon as possible. “The Prime Minister should resign immediately to save the country and minimize the damage,” Pandey told Ratopati.
Arson and vandalism are taking place across the country following Gen Z’s protests.
Ministers in Baluwatar, leaders in safe locations
After the Gen-Z youth protests turned leaderless, political party leaders were moved to safe locations.
During the demonstrations, attacks were launched on top leaders, with arson at their residences and assaults on family members, prompting security forces to relocate them to secure places. Their current whereabouts have not been disclosed. Ministers were moved from their quarters, and leaders outside the capital were also taken to safety. Reports in Indian media claiming that all Nepali leaders had fled abroad were false.
According to high-level security sources, all four security agencies have been mobilized. Military and private helicopters have landed repeatedly in Baluwatar and other locations. Leaders in other areas have also been shifted to secure places, the sources claim.
“After arson at Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s residence, the residence of former Prime Minister and Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, the home of Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa, and vandalism at Madhav Nepal’s house, the leaders were taken to safe locations,” a senior security source said.
Following rumors on social media that leaders were fleeing, security officials insisted that top leaders were only being kept in safe zones. From Bhaisepati, ministers were flown by helicopter to the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar. “The Prime Minister had called the ministers, and they were taken to Baluwatar,” the source added.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called an all-party meeting for 6 PM. By then, however, the situation had already gone out of control. From Oli’s home district of Jhapa to Energy Minister Dipak Khadka’s residence in Sankhuwasabha, vandalism was also reported. Meanwhile, false rumors spread by Indian media further inflamed protesters. Nevertheless, all leaders remain safe in Kathmandu.
