KATHMANDU, Sept 10: In a virtual meeting organized today by Gen Z Nepal, a majority of participants agreed to propose former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as the head of an interim Government.
The meeting, which lasted for more than six hours, was the first expanded session of Gen Z and saw the participation of over 4,000 members from across the country.
According to the mandate of the meeting, Gen Z Nepal will hold further discussions with Karki before reaching a final decision, Nepal News reported.
While consensus emerged on Karki’s candidacy, other names were also briefly discussed.
Sushila Karki is Nepal’s first female Chief Justice.
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Meanwhile, Nepalese troops today patrolled the streets to restore order and to quell possible violence “under the guise of agitation” as the Himalayan nation slowly returned to normalcy, a day after violent demonstrations forced Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to resign.
As the Nepal Army imposed nationwide restrictive orders followed by a curfew until 6 am Thursday, sources said former Chief Justice Sushila Karki, Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah and former electricity board CEO Kulman Ghising were among the names being considered by the protesting Gen Z group to lead an interim government.
Meanwhile, the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu resumed services from Wednesday evening, 24 hours after closing its operations due to violent protests.
In a notice, the TIA management asked the passengers concerned to contact their respective airline companies for re-confirmation (of their flights). It said all domestic and international flights, which had been suspended, are now cleared to operate.
Buddha Air announced that it will resume regular flight services from early Thursday.
The Nepal Army has asked the “foreign nationals, stranded due to the current difficult situation, to contact the nearest security post or security people for their rescue or any other help.”
It has also requested hotels, tourism entrepreneurs and related agencies concerned to provide necessary help to the needy foreign nationals.
During the day, the national capital wore a deserted look as soldiers guarded the streets and ordered people to stay at home, a day after protesters set fire to the key government buildings, political parties’ offices and homes of senior politicians. There were no reports of violence on Wednesday.
The army, which took control of security from Tuesday night after incidents of arson and vandalism across the country, warned that any form of demonstrations, vandalism, arson, or attacks on individuals and property would be treated as criminal acts and dealt with accordingly.
It said measures were necessitated to curb possible incidents of looting, arson, and other destructive activities “under the guise of agitation”.
Meanwhile, the death toll from the violent protests led by the ‘Gen Z’ group in the last two days increased to 30, according to the Ministry of Health and Population.
In a statement released on Wednesday evening, the ministry said 1,061 people were injured. It said 719 of the injured have been discharged, while 274 have been admitted to the hospital.
At least five juvenile inmates died during a clash with security personnel at a jail in western Nepal, while more than 7,000 prisoners escaped from different jails across the country during the violent anti-government protests, according to media reports.
Inmates took advantage of the protests and tried to escape from jails, resulting in clashes across several prison facilities since Tuesday. (PTI)
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