Road Ahead Remains Unclear As Nepal Yet To Choose New PM, Curfew Reimposed — Key Highlights

Here are the key developments on the protest front today:

• Nepal's interim government leadership remains undecided, with political talks still underway.

• Indian border guards have apprehended around 60 escapees from the recent Nepal jailbreaks along frontier states.

• Kathmandu witnessed curfew reimposed shortly after a two-hour lift, as protests intensified across the capital.

• Gen Z leaders clarified their demand is for the dissolution of parliament, not for scrapping the constitution.

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The Sashastra Seema Bal has arrested around 60 individuals suspected to have fled Nepalese prisons during the recent unrest, officials said on Friday.

Those detained were picked up over the past two days from different crossing points in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal. They have been handed over to local police for questioning, officials told PTI.

A curfew was imposed again in Kathmandu after a two-hour relaxation from 5 pm to 7 pm. 

Armed soldiers of Nepal Army were patrolling the streets of Kathmandu, instructing residents to stay indoors, following a wave of deadly protests in the capital on Thursday.

The Nepali Army conducted checks on vehicles and pedestrians amid an indefinite curfew, imposed to "normalise" the city after mass unrest, news agency ANI reported. 

Gen Z leaders in Nepal clarified they are not pushing to scrap the constitution, only to revise it to reflect present realities. At a Kathmandu press meet, Sudan Gurung of Hami Nepal said the movement’s demand is for parliament’s dissolution and a non-partisan government with Gen Z representation. “The constitution will not be scrapped but it needs revision,” Gurung said, as reported The Indian Express.

Youth leaders of Nepal’s Gen Z uprising cautioned against political parties trying to infiltrate and divide their movement.
Ojashwi Raj Thapa said the protests demand parliament’s dissolution, not scrapping of the constitution, stressing that the youth aren’t ready to take full leadership yet.
Another leader, Anil Baniya, blamed political cadres for violence and vandalism, reiterating the movement’s intent to remain peaceful while pushing for reforms and accountability.

Source: ANI