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Nepal’s Former PM KP Sharma Oli’s CPN-UML Announces More Protest Plans Demanding His Release

Party secretariat members of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) convene a meeting at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 31, 2026. The meeting announces a series of protests and programs in response to the arrest of party chair and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli. The arrests of Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak in Bhaktapur on March 28, shortly after Balendra Shah assumed office, are described by UML as politically motivated. The party alleges that the government deployed police to suppress peaceful protests organized in opposition to these arrests. UML plans a protest in Kathmandu on April 25, with district-level mobilizations scheduled up to April 8. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#13521064
Date Taken	31 March 2026
Location	N/A
Photographer	Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto
Category	Politics
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto

Small Group of People Waist Up Communist Party of Nepal Unified Marxist Leninist CPN-UML Lalitpur protest plans KP Sharma Oli former Prime Minister March 31 2026 protests programs arrest organized protest former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak Bhaktapur March 28 Balendra Shah vindictive politically motivated government police suppress peaceful protests opposition massive protest federal capital Kathmandu April 25 district-level mobilizations April 8 Subaas Shrestha NurPhoto party chair meeting party office condemn response.