Overview

• Former PM KP Sharma Oli surfaced at a CPN-UML student-wing event in Bhaktapur, his first public appearance since stepping down on September 9.
• He said he did not order police to fire on Gen Z protesters, questioned reports of automatic weapons at the scene, and urged a formal probe.
• Oli labeled the Sushila Karki-led interim cabinet a “Gen-Z government” “born out of arson” and vowed to restore constitutional rule and the rule of law.
• Authorities have dissolved parliament, scheduled national elections for March 5, 2026, and initiated inquiries into the violence and the use of force.
• The youth-led uprising has left at least 74 dead, with major government buildings torched and police deploying water cannons, tear gas, and live rounds, including shots reported from inside parliament.