No reports of injuries to Sri Lankans due to violent protests in Nepal: MFA
September 9, 2025 04:03 pm
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that so far there have been no reports of any Sri Lankans being injured owing to on-going protests in Nepal.
When inquired by Ada Derana, a spokesperson of the Ministry said the Sri Lankan Embassy in Nepal is actively seeking information about Sri Lankans in the country and their whereabouts.
A majority of the Sri Lankans in Nepal are on student visas, the spokesperson added.
Widespread protests led by youths under the banner of ‘Gen Z’ broke out in Nepal as the KP Sharma Oli-led government banned WhatsApp, Facebook, X, YouTube and 22 other social media sites in the country.
As the protests grew violent, resulting in the deaths of 19 people, the government late on Monday revoked the ban.
However, anti-government protests continued over the lives lost in the agitation across the country. Authorities already reportedly imposed curfew in the key areas of the capital after the deaths in Monday’s protest.
Meanwhile, minutes before Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned from his office, Gen Z protesters broke into Parliament and set fire to one of the buildings on the premises.
Demonstrators also set fire to Oli’s residence in Bhaktapur’s Balkot area and other senior leaders amid the ongoing protests triggered by a since-revoked social media ban.
Visuals showed thousands of protesters storming the Parliament as plumes of grey and black smoke arose in the area.
Even as the building was on fire, thousands of protesters continued to march towards the Parliament, shouting slogans and raising flags in the area, visuals showed.
The demonstrators also entered the Singha Durbar premises, breaking into the area through its western gate. They also reportedly set the gate on fire while forcing their way into the central administrative complex of Nepal.
The Gen Z protesters shouted slogans like “KP Chor, Desh Chhod”, “Take Action Against Corrupt Leaders” across Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu.
The residence of former home minister Ramesh Lekhak at Naikap was also torched just a day after he resigned from the post following the police’s use of force on the young protesters agitating against the ban on 26 social media sites, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube.
The protests have so far left 19 people dead and more than 300 others injured.
