Nepal PM Oli Resigns Amid Intensifying Protests
17:21 09.09.2025 (Updated: 20:48 09.09.2025)
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Violent protests have rocked Nepal, India's Himalayan neighbour, for the last two days, with demonstrators demanding the social media ban be scrapped.
Nepalese Premier KP Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday amid intensifying violent protests led by protesters in the country.
"The PM has quit," Oli's aide Prakash Silwal said, confirming that Oli has stepped down, according to local media. The development was subsequently confirmed by his secretariat.
In his resignation letter to President Ramchandra Paudel, Oli underscored that he was resigning from his chair "to facilitate further efforts toward a constitutional political solution and problem resolution".
"I was appointed Prime Minister on Asar 31, 2071 BS, under Article 76(2) of the Constitution of Nepal. Considering the extraordinary situation prevailing in the country and in order to facilitate further efforts toward a constitutional political solution and problem resolution, I hereby resign from the office of Prime Minister, effective immediately, under Article 77(1)a of the Constitution," a part of his letter to Paudel read.
His departure as Prime Minister of Nepal comes after mass protests continued to rock the South Asian nation, defying an indefinite curfew in multiple cities, including the capital Kathmandu. Besides, the demonstrators torched Oli's private home in Balkot and stormed and ransacked President Paudel's residence in Bohoratpur.
The second day of clashes with law enforcement agencies came after more than a dozen and a half people were killed in violent protests on Monday that were triggered by the decision of the Oli-led government to ban several social media platforms, including X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Discord, Snapchat, among others.
While the social media ban was lifted the previous evening, anger against Oli escalated with protesters demanding Oli's exit and the dismissal of his government.
The second day of clashes with law enforcement agencies came after more than a dozen and a half people were killed in violent protests on Monday that were triggered by the decision of the Oli-led government to ban several social media platforms, including X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Discord, Snapchat, among others.
While the social media ban was lifted the previous evening, anger against Oli escalated with protesters demanding Oli's exit and the dismissal of his government.
