New Delhi: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned from his post after two days of violent anti-corruption agitations led by Gen Z protesters on Tuesday. I have resigned effective today to facilitate the solution to the problem and to help resolve it politically in accordance with the constitution, he wrote President Ram Chandra Paudel.

Nepal government’s Chief Secretary issued a fervent appeal for calm. The resignation of the Honourable PM has been accepted, we sincerely urge all citizens to exercise restraint to prevent further loss of life and property in this critical situation. The PM has quit his aide Prakash Silwal confirmed. Visuals showed PM Oli leaving from his office in a military helicopter. Oli’s resignation was followed by Paudel also quitting.

The protestors set fire to the ex- PM’s Jhalanath Khanal house and his wife Rajyalaxmi Chitrakar died in the incident on Tuesday. Gen Z, trapped her in their home and set the house on fire. The incident took place at their home in Dallu area in Kathmandu. She was rushed to Kirtipur Burn Hospital but died during the treatment. The protestors chased the Nepal Home Minister on streets and beat him.

PM chaired a meeting of all political parties, and said violence is not in the interest of the nation. We have to ensure a peaceful dialogue to find solutions to this problem, he added. There are reports the Army will step in till order is restored and a new Government is installed.

PM resignation was confirmed hours after protestors invaded Government buildings including Parliament, the private residences of KP Sharma Oli and Paudel and set them on fire. Visuals showed a war-like situation in capital Kathmandu, with small armies of young men and women occupying public spaces and engaged in pitched battles with the cops.

Plumes of acrid black smoke covered the cityscape. City streets were dotted with burning cars and trucks. And protesters swarmed the walls and gates of the private residences of PM and Paudel. According to the local media protesters also entered the Singha Durbar the office of various Nepalese ministries and Government offices after breaking through its western gate.

Hundreds took to the streets shouting slogans about corruption in the administration, including allegations of nepotism, i.e., unfair advantages for the children of those in powerful positions. Protestors carried placards with slogans like shut down corruption and not social media, unban social media and youths against corruption’ as they marched through Kathmandu, while videos with hashtags like #NepoBabies, and #PoliticiansNepoBabyNepal flooded social media.