UML Activists Rally and Protest at Lalitpur CDO Office, Submit Letter Against KP Sharma Oli’s Arrest

Mass organizations affiliated with the Nepal Communist Party (UML) are submitting protest letters at administrative offices across various districts in opposition to the arrest of party chairperson KP Sharma Oli. At the Lalitpur District Administration Office, UML activists are conducting a rally and demonstration.

The protests began following the suppression of the Gen Z Movement in mid-September and the subsequent arrests of KP Sharma Oli and Ramesh Lekhak.

Kathmandu, 29 March — In protest against KP Sharma Oli’s detention, UML-affiliated mass organizations are submitting protest letters today at district administration offices nationwide. As part of this, UML supporters have gathered with a rally in front of the Lalitpur District Administration Office to demonstrate.

UML activists have been protesting for several days. On Saturday, demonstrators were also seen in the Maitighar and Babarmhal areas. The Gen Z Movement, which took place on 8 and 9 September, was suppressed. At that time, Oli was Prime Minister, and Ramesh Lekhak was Home Minister representing the Congress Party. Following their arrests, UML launched these protests to express their opposition.