KATHMANDU: Former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stated that the Prime Minister is not directly accountable for the incidents that occurred during the Gen-Z protests.
Oli made the statement before the high-level commission led by former Justice Gauri Bahadur Karki, which was formed to study the protests, explaining that it is the Ministry of Home Affairs, not the Prime Minister, that issues operational orders to the police.
“The Prime Minister does not give orders to the police; this responsibility lies with the Home Ministry as the departmental authority. Logically, the Prime Minister is not accountable in this matter,” the commission report cited Oli as saying.
He also noted that the Prime Minister is not directly informed about immediate and emergent events occurring during protests.
Additionally, Oli’s statement to the commission claimed that on Bhadra 23, groups attempting to set fire to the Parliament had deliberately incited protesters, leading to a situation where lives could have been at risk, suggesting that the violence was part of a planned provocation.
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