Nepal’s former Home Minister denies allegations of using excessive force against Gen Z protesters

Nepal’s erstwhile Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak connected Friday (October 10, 2025) denied allegations of issuing enforcement orders to usage excessive unit by him oregon ousted Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli against the youths participating successful Gen Z protests connected September 8, 2025.

Thousands of youths nether the banner of the Gen Z radical staged anti-government protests successful Kathmandu connected September 8 and 9, successful which 76 radical were killed. 19 protesters were killed during the constabulary firing connected September 8, the archetypal time of the Gen Z protests.

It is alleged that then-Prime Minister Oli and Home Minister Lekhak ordered to unfastened occurrence astatine the protesters connected September 8. Speaking to the media for the archetypal clip aft the protests, Mr. Lekhak dismissed the allegations arsenic “rumours” and “not true”.

The interim authorities led by Sushila Karki has formed a three-member judicial probe committee to analyse the excessive usage of unit to crush the Gen Z movement.

Mr. Lekhak said the probe committee should behaviour an probe into the substance wrong the ineligible model without immoderate prejudice.

He besides underlined the request for greater unity and dialog among antithetic stakeholders to code the demands of the Gen Z youths.