Within days of Shah assuming office, former prime minister K. P. Sharma Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday in connection with the deaths of students during last year’s Gen Z-led revolt, an episode that had come to symbolize the angst of Nepal’s youth against the old political establishment.
Nepal’s new leadership has acted on a probe into protest violence, ordering arrests of top former officials as accountability questions intensify over deaths during the Gen Z movement crackdown.
Oli was taken into custody from his residence in Gundu, Bhaktapur, while Lekhak was arrested earlier the same morning from his residence in Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur.
With two of four seats declared and leads in 101 constituencies out of 165 where direct elections are held, the newbie RSP party led by former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra 'Balen' Shah looks set to form the government
On 5 March, nearly 19 million citizens of Nepal will vote to choose a new House of Representatives.
The resignation of Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli came after the country was rocked by second day of violent protests, with reports coming in of vandalism and clashes from several parts of the country. The violence witnessed on Monday resulted in at least 19 deaths and more than 300 people were also injured, mainly in the capital Kathmandu and surrounding towns.
Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is eyeing a two-third majority in the parliament as he prepares to take vote of confidence today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Mr K P Sharma Oli on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Nepal.
South Asia must now fervently hope that a scintilla of normalcy will return to Nepal. Hopefully once more, the putrid parties and politics of the Kathmandu court are over.
The justices, in their unanimous decision, said that it would be appropriate to start the process from where the mistake was made. While Mr Deuba has been sworn in, the challenges he faces are formidable.
