Balen Shah Pressures PM Karki to Arrest Oli and Lekhak; UML Counters with Complaint Against Shah and Gurung
Summary
Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah urged interim PM Sushila Karki to arrest former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and ex-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak over Gen Z protest incidents, prompting counter-complaints from UML.
Key Points
- Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah urged interim PM Sushila Karki to arrest former PM KP Sharma Oli and ex-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak related to September 8-9 Gen Z protests.
- PM Sushila Karki met with security chiefs and was advised to wait for the judicial commission's findings before any arrests.
- Police forwarded complaints to the judicial commission led by former Justice Gauri Bahadur Karki instead of directly registering them.
- UML’s student wing ANNFSU filed counter-complaints against Mayor Shah and activist Sudan Gurung, alleging arson and violence during protests.
