Nepal: Uproar in Kathmandu over the arrest of former PM KP Oli, clash between police and protesters.

By Samira Vishwas On Mar 29, 2026

Kathmandu, March 28. With the swearing in of the new government under the leadership of Prime Minister Balendra Shah (Balen), there has been a tremendous upheaval in Nepal’s politics. In fact, in the first major action of the government, former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was arrested. What happened next, there was a lot of uproar and demonstrations throughout the day on the streets of the capital Kathmandu on Saturday in protest against Oli’s arrest.

The situation went out of control in Babarmahal area when there was a direct clash between the police and Oli’s supporters. The protesters were trying to move from Maitighar towards New Baneshwar, but the police tried to stop them near the District Court located at Babarmahal. Within no time the protests took a violent turn.

Police had to resort to lathi charge after stone pelting

The protesters started pelting stones at the police, in response to which the police had to resort to lathi charge. Due to this clash which took place right in front of Singhdarbar, tension has spread in the entire area and the situation still remains quite delicate in many parts of Kathmandu.

That is why Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhar have been arrested.

It is noteworthy that Oli has been arrested in connection with the death of students during the Gen-Z protests last year. Along with KP Sharma Oli, former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has also been arrested in this case. Both these big leaders have been held responsible for the death of the students.

Actually, a major decision was taken in the first cabinet meeting chaired by Balen Shah. The government ordered to immediately implement the report of the inquiry commission, in which questions were raised on the role of Oli and Ramesh Lekhak. On the basis of this report, the police have arrested these two leaders. At present, Oli’s workers are adamant on demanding the release of their leader and have opened a front against the Nepal government.