In Nepal, youth have started a fierce demonstration against corruption and social media. Due to this, the crowd entered the Parliament complex on Monday and fiercely set fire to and vandalized. In the police reply, 20 people lost their lives while 200 were injured.
Nepal gen-z protest: Thousands of youths marched on Monday 8 September in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and demanded the government to lift the ban on social media platforms and to end the culture of corruption prevailing in the country. During this time, the mob surrounded the Parliament House and some people entered the premises and entered inside. Some videos related to the incident are going viral, in which the protesters are seen vandalizing the gate of Parliament.
20 people killed, more than 200 injured
Police spokesperson Shekhar Khanal told news agency AFP, “After entering the banned area by the protesters, tear gas and water showers were released on them. During this time, the police also fired to disperse the crowd that was forcibly entering the Parliament, which also killed 20 people, while more than 200 people were injured.
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Curfew in many major areas of Kathmandu
The district administration imposed curfew in several major areas of the capital Kathmandu, including Parliament, President’s Niwas and Singh Darbar (where the Prime Minister’s Office is located). Let us know that after the government banned 26 social media platforms, many social media sites including Facebook, YouTube and X are closed in Nepal since Friday, for which the younger generation users are very angry.
Angered by social media ban and corruption of government
According to a 24 -year -old student Yujan Rajbhandari, “We have been excited by the ban on social media, but this is not the only reason we have gathered here. We are also agitating against institutional corruption in Nepal.” Explain that the protesters of Generation Z, waving the national flag, started protests with the national anthem and then raised fierce slogans against the sanctions and corruption on social media.
Government of Nepal gave 7 days time
Explain that Nepal had given 7 days time on August 28 to register social media companies in Nepal, establish connectivity, a local Grievance Redressal Officer and a Self-Nianery Compliance Officer, whose deadline ended on September 2. This decision came after an order of the Supreme Court in September last year. In 2023, Nepal passed a directive, under which it was made mandatory to register social media platforms. According to Ministry Information Officer Ravindra Prasad Paudel, despite several notices, major social media platforms have not yet applied for registration. At the same time, Digital Rights Nepal President Bholanath Dhunna said that a sudden ban on social sites shows the “controller” attitude of the government.
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