Social Media Ban Results in Ouster of Unpopular Nepalese PM

Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned after a blanket ban on social media, including Facebook, X, and YouTube, triggered mass youth protests. The ban was imposed last week on grounds of non-compliance with registration requirements. Police fired on demonstrators on Monday, killing 19 people. The youth demanded the lifting of the ban and Oli's ouster. All political parties, including his coalition partner Nepali Congress and a faction in his own Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist), echoed the demand. Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and Agriculture Minister Ramnath Adhikari resigned. Oli's resignation is the 13th change of government in 17 years.

Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned after a blanket ban on social media, including Facebook, X, and YouTube, triggered mass youth protests. The ban was imposed last week on grounds of non-compliance with registration requirements. Police fired on demonstrators on Monday, killing 19 people. The youth demanded the lifting of the ban and Oli's ouster. All political parties, including his coalition partner Nepali Congress and a faction in his own Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist), echoed the demand. Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and Agriculture Minister Ramnath Adhikari resigned. Oli's resignation is the 13th change of government in 17 years.

Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned after a blanket ban on social media, including Facebook, X, and YouTube, triggered mass youth protests. The ban was imposed last week on grounds of non-compliance with registration requirements. Police fired on demonstrators on Monday, killing 19 people. The youth demanded the lifting of the ban and Oli's ouster. All political parties, including his coalition partner Nepali Congress and a faction in his own Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist), echoed the demand. Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and Agriculture Minister Ramnath Adhikari resigned. Oli's resignation is the 13th change of government in 17 years.

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