Gagan Thapa demands PM Oli’s resignation, calls for NC to quit govt
Summary
Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa demands Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's resignation after a police crackdown killed 19 youth protesters, urging NC to quit the coalition government with CPN-UML.
Key Points
- Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Kumar Thapa demands immediate resignation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli following police crackdown killing 19 youth protesters.
- The protesters were mostly from the Gen Z generation and were demonstrating against corruption, entrenched privilege, generational wealth inequalities, and social media restrictions.
- Thapa states that PM Oli must take responsibility for the crackdown and step down immediately.
- Thapa calls on Nepali Congress to withdraw from the coalition government with Oli's CPN-UML and plans to push for a formal party decision to pull out of government.
