Outgoing Home Minister Lekhak denies issuing shoot order during Gen Z protest
Summary
Outgoing Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak denies ordering security forces to shoot during the Gen Z protests, emphasizing that neither he nor Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli issued such directives. He expressed distress over the violence and resigned afterwards, attributing the unrest partly to infiltration within the protests.
Key Points
- Outgoing Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak denies issuing shoot orders during the Gen Z protests.
- Lekhak states that neither he nor then-Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli directed lethal force against demonstrators.
- He expresses deep distress over the violence during the protests and resigned soon after.
- Lekhak claims the protests were infiltrated, which escalated peaceful demonstrations into violence.
