Nepal PM K.P. Sharma Oli resigns after Gen Z protests; India's CCS reviews situation
Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on 9 September 2025 after youth-led protests sparked by a social media ban turned deadly, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting on Nepal the same evening.
Summary
Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on 9 September 2025 after youth-led 'Gen Z' anti-corruption protests, triggered by a ban on social media platforms, spiralled into violence, Reuters and AP reported. Nineteen people were killed on 8 September when police fired on protesters trying to storm parliament; the government lifted the ban, but protesters defied a curfew the next day and set government buildings and politicians' homes on fire. Oli said he had resigned to facilitate a solution to the problem. On his return from Himachal Pradesh and Punjab that evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of India's Cabinet Committee on Security on the developments in Nepal. Prime Minister Modi said the violence was heart-rending, that Nepal's stability, peace and prosperity were of utmost importance to India, and appealed to the people of Nepal to support peace.
Key facts
- Resignation
- K.P. Sharma Oli, 9 Sep 2025
- Trigger
- Youth-led 'Gen Z' protests after a social media ban; anger over corruption
- Deaths on 8 Sep
- 19 (police firing near parliament); ban then lifted
- India's response
- PM Modi chaired Cabinet Committee on Security meeting on Nepal, 9 Sep
- Next
- Sushila Karki sworn in as interim PM on 12 Sep 2025
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Which Prime Minister of Nepal resigned on 9 September 2025 following youth-led 'Gen Z' protests?
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Correct answer: C — K.P. Sharma Oli
K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on 9 September 2025 after protests sparked by a social media ban turned deadly.
Which body did Prime Minister Narendra Modi chair on 9 September 2025 to discuss the developments in Nepal?
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Correct answer: A — Cabinet Committee on Security
On his return from Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, the PM chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to discuss the developments in Nepal.
What immediately triggered the 'Gen Z' protests in Nepal that led to the Prime Minister's resignation in September 2025?
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Correct answer: D — A ban on social media platforms
Reuters and AP reported that the outrage was sparked by a ban on social media platforms, alongside anger over corruption.
Consider the following statements about the Nepal crisis of September 2025: 1. The Nepal government kept the social media ban in force even after 19 people were killed on 8 September. 2. Sushila Karki became interim Prime Minister on the same day that K.P. Sharma Oli resigned. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Neither is correct: the government lifted the ban after 19 people were killed on 8 September, and Oli resigned on 9 September while Karki was sworn in on 12 September.