Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned following anti-corruption protests in the country, said an aide to the premier on Tuesday (Sep 9).
Protests against a social media ban in Nepal turned deadly on Monday after at least 19 people were killed during clashes between the police and demonstrators.
Seventeen people were killed in Kathmandu, police said, and two more in the eastern district of Sunsari, according to local media.
Kathmandu police spokesman Shekhar Khanal said about 400 people were injured, including more than 100 police.
The ban, which saw several social media sites including Facebook, YouTube and X blocked, was rolled back on Tuesday.
Oli, 73, had said in a letter he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths during the protests.
“The government was not in favour of stopping the use of social media and will ensure an environment for its use”, Oli wrote after an emergency Cabinet meeting where the interior minister resigned.
He also said an “investigation committee will be formed to investigate and analyse” the protests.
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