Once again the worst situation is being seen in Nepal. According to reports, curfew has been imposed in Nepal’s Bara district as youth calling themselves Gen Z took to the streets a day after clashes with CPN-UML cadre.
Nepal Gen-Z Protest: There was huge devastation in Nepal two months ago i.e. in September due to deteriorating conditions. The same picture is being seen once again. According to reports, curfew has been imposed in Nepal’s Bara district as youth calling themselves Gen Z took to the streets a day after clashes with CPN-UML cadre. Since the morning of Thursday 20 November, protesters were gathering on the streets of Simara and clashes were going on with the police. According to Assistant Chief District Officer Chhaviraman Subedi, curfew has been imposed to bring the situation under control after the clash with the police. The incident comes a day after six Gen Z protesters were injured in clashes on Wednesday.
Why did tension spread in Nepal?
Tension started in Bara district when UML (Unified Marxist-Leninist) leaders planned to visit the district ahead of the elections scheduled for March 5, 2026. The clash occurred when a Buddha Air flight carrying CPN-UML general secretary Shankar Pokharel and party youth leader Mahesh Basnet was about to take off from Kathmandu for Simara, where he was to address an anti-government rally. As the confrontation escalated, police fired tear gas at the protesters, forcing operations at the airport to be halted.
Gen-Ji forces KP Oli to step down
In September, the Nepal government had banned social media for some time, after which Gen-Ji got angry. The protesters later turned violent to expose government corruption. During this period, at least 76 people were killed in the violence in Nepal. The protesters had forced the then Prime Minister and UML Chairman KP Oli to step down.
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Later, 73-year-old Sushila Karki, former Chief Justice of Nepal, took oath as the Prime Minister of the interim government. She is also the first woman PM of Nepal. Let us tell you that Sushila Karki was appointed the 24th Chief Justice of Nepal in July 2016. Karki had to face an impeachment motion brought by the then Sherbahadur Deuba government, which was considered politically biased and later had to be withdrawn.