"The violence in Nepal is heart-rending.
I am anguished that many young people have lost their lives.
The stability, peace and prosperity of Nepal are of utmost importance to us.
I humbly appeal to all my brothers and sisters in Nepal to support peace," PM Narendra Modi wrote on X.
After PM Oli resigns, Nepal President Paudel called on protesters for dialogue next week
By evening he also resigned
In view of the developing situation, Indian citizens are advised by MEA to defer travel there until the situation has stabilised.
Indian citizens presently in Nepal are advised to shelter in their current places of residence, avoid going out onto the streets and exercise all due caution.
Announcing his decision, Oli said he resigned ---- “to facilitate solution to the problem, and help resolve it politically".
The Nepali Army and chiefs of other security agencies issued a rare joint appeal urging restraint and calling for dialogue as the only path to restore order.
Meanwhile, former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife Arju Rana Deuba, who is current Foreign Minister of the country were assaulted at their residence.
All flights at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu were cancelled,
Earlier on Tuesday, the PM Oli called an all-party meeting, after the protesters set fire to the Nepali Congress party’s central office in Lalitpur.
The protesters also set fire to the residences of PM Oli in Balkot, President Ram Chandra Poudel, and Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak.
The fresh wave of agitation comes a day after the Nepal government revoked its ban on social media platforms in the country, after protests, led by Gen-Z, opposing the ban and government’s corruption, resulted in the deaths of at least 19 people, and left over 400 injured.
India’s statement on situation in Nepal:
India on Tuesday issued a statement advising Indian nationals residing in Nepal to “exercise caution and adhere to the steps and guidelines issued by the Nepali authorities.”
The Kathmandu District Administration Office issued the curfew orders effective from 8:30 am until further notice.
With unrest spilling fears across the border, Indian security forces placed the 1,751-km India-Nepal frontier on heightened alert.
Indian carriers IndiGo and Air India announced suspension of their flights to and from Kathmandu in view of the airport closure and the prevailing security situation in Nepal’s capital.
Widespread violence and arson: Demonstrators vandalised parliament, stormed party offices, and set fire to the homes of several senior leaders, including Oli’s private residence in Balkot.
Properties of President Ramchandra Paudel, former PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Communication Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung, and former PM Sher Bahadur Deuba were also attacked.
The unrest erupted after the government banned 26 social media sites, including Facebook and X, over their failure to register with authorities. Though the ban was revoked late Monday, protests continued, fuelled by anger over corruption and the deaths in police firing.
The movement has been led largely by Gen Z students, who have used platforms like Reddit and Instagram to highlight alleged corruption and the lavish lifestyles of politicians’ children.
Their slogans included “KP Chor, Desh Chhod” (KP thief, leave the country) and “Don’t kill students.”
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