Following the escalation of the Gen-Z protests since Monday, Prime Minister Oli has tendered his resignation. President Ram Chandra Paudel has accepted the resignation. Meanwhile, Chief Secretary Eknarayan Aryal, Chief of Army Staff Ashok Raj Sigdel, Home Secretary Gokarnamani Duwadi, Inspector General of the Armed Police Force Raju Aryal, Inspector General of Police Chandra Kuber Khapung, and Chief of the National Investigation Department, Director Hutaraj Thapa, issued a joint statement appealing for restraint.
The appeal states that, “In this critical situation, we earnestly call upon all citizens to exercise restraint so as to prevent further loss of life and property.”