(source : ANI) ( Photo Credit : ani)
Former Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has shot down rumors that he’s planning to flee the country, blaming the current government for trying to cut his security and official perks. Speaking to supporters at a youth wing event for his CPN-UML party in Gundu, Bhaktapur, Oli made it clear: “Do you think we’ll flee and hand the nation over to this baseless government?” He vowed to stay put and battle it out in Nepal’s volatile political scene.
Oli, who leads the CPN-UML, stressed his commitment to bringing back peace, strong governance, and respect for the constitution amid ongoing unrest. Just weeks ago, on September 9, he left the prime minister’s official residence in Baluwatar after Gen Z-led protests forced his government to collapse. He’s now settled into a rented house in Gundu, following an arson attack by protesters on his personal home in Balkot.
The ex-leader slammed the Sushila Karki administration as illegitimate, saying it grabbed power through “vandalism and arson” instead of the people’s vote. Oli dared the government to release any messages or orders he sent to officials during the chaotic protests: “Publish them with courage. Make public the instructions I gave.” He insisted he has nothing to hide.
Security worries are mounting for Oli. He highlighted online threats calling for attacks on his new home and accused the government of sitting idle. “What is the government doing? Just watching?” he asked. Reports also suggest authorities plan to block passports for top figures like Oli, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba, his wife Arzu Rana Deuba, and others including Ramesh Lekhak and Deepak Khadka. Oli called this move a dangerous tactic that plunges Nepal into deeper insecurity by targeting political rivals.
His government fell on the second day of the Gen Z protests, which started peacefully on September 8 but turned deadly the next day with police gunfire sparking widespread violence. Human rights groups point fingers at Oli and then-Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak for using excessive force, resulting in dozens of deaths. A fresh report from Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission blames the previous administration’s poor planning and low morale among security forces for the heavy toll in casualties and destruction during the Nepal political unrest.
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