CPN-UML Supporters Protest in Nepal Over Former PM Oli's Arrest
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CPN-UML Workers Protest Former PM Oli's Arrest in Nepal
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News18•28-03-2026, 16:00
CPN-UML Workers Protest Former PM Oli's Arrest in Nepal
•CPN-UML members staged demonstrations across Nepal against the arrest of party chair and former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli.
•Oli and former home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested for their alleged involvement in suppressing the Gen Z movement last year, which resulted in 76 deaths.
•Hundreds of activists gathered in Damak Municipality and Maitighar Mandala, chanting slogans against the Balen government and Home Minister Sudan Gurung.
•CPN-UML cadres burned copies of the probe commission report that held Oli and Lekhak responsible for the September crackdown.
•Student activists from ANNFSU also protested, demanding Oli's immediate release and carrying placards against political revenge.