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UML Cadres Take Onto Street Of Nepal Protesting Arrest Of Former PM KP Sharma Oli

Cadres and supporters of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) burn tires and chant slogans demanding the release of former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who has been arrested on charges related to the Gen-Z protest of last September, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 28, 2026. The protesters also set fire to the report of the High Level Investigation Commission formed to investigate the events of last year's September protest. The protest follows a decision made at the central secretariat meeting held at the party headquarters in Lalitpur, which directed mass organizations to lead the demonstrations on behalf of the party. The secretariat meeting also decided to pursue legal and political actions against the arrest of party chair KP Sharma Oli. The report attributes the response to the protests to criminal negligence and recklessness, citing a failure to act on prior intelligence about possible escalation that led to multiple deaths. During the youth-led protests, a total of 77 people were killed, and government and private property worth billions was destroyed. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)