Nepal’s caretaker leader Sushila Karki went on national television Wednesday night with one message: stop the violence now.
Hours earlier, the southern town of Simara exploded when “Gen Z” protesters faced off against die-hard backers of deposed Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and his CPN-UML party.
Airport Road Turns Battleground
The two groups held rival rallies just metres apart. Shouts turned to shoves, stones started flying, and chaos spilled onto the road near Simara airport. Authorities slapped an immediate curfew on the town, 100 km south of Kathmandu.
By Thursday morning police declared the situation “back to normal” and reported no serious injuries.
Echoes of September’s Deadly Revolt
The flare-up is the first major street violence since the September uprising that left 76 dead, torched government buildings and forced Oli out of office after years of corruption and economic misery.
Karki to Nation: “No More Provocation”
In a late-night address, the interim prime minister ordered security forces to show maximum restraint and told every political camp to cool it.
“We cannot hand the next generation a country on fire,” Karki said. “All sides must stop provoking each other so we can reach the March 5 elections in peace.”
110 Parties in One Room
On Thursday she brought leaders from more than 110 registered parties together in Kathmandu to hammer out a calm path to the vote.
Nepal is holding its breath: three months until the ballot box decides the future, and the streets are already burning.
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