Prime Minister To Ouster To Arrest: Rise And Fall Of KP Sharma Oli, Nepal Ex Prime Minister, Gen Z Protests KP Sharma Oli, the former prime minister of Nepal, was arrested on Saturday morning, one day after the country's new leader assumed office. This followed his unsuccessful attempt to regain political power in recent elections. Oli, a 74-year-old leader of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), had campaigned during the polls as a "competition between those who burn the country and those who build it." His bid for a political comeback ended in a decisive defeat. Oli's political career spans nearly six decades, marked by decades of communist activism and four terms as prime minister. His tenure was characterized by both significant achievements and controversies. In 2025, he was ousted by deadly youth protests that erupted in response to his government's brief social media ban. However, the protests were driven by broader frustrations over economic stagnation and entrenched corruption. Oli resigned as premier amid widespread unrest, with mobs torching his home, parliament, and government offices. In his resignation letter, he expressed hope that his departure would pave the way for a political solution to the country's problems. In January, Oli addressed a commission investigating the deadly crackdown on the youth-led uprising. He denied giving orders to police to open fire on protesters, stating, "I did not give any orders to shoot," in an audio statement posted on his social media accounts. Instead, he blamed "infiltrators" or "anarchic forces" for inciting violence, though he provided no further details.#nepal #kp_sharma_oli #communist_party_of_nepal_unified_marxist_leninist #binu_subedi #youth_protests
