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Former Prime Minister and CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that the Gen Z protests that led to the ouster of Nepal’s government in September 2025 were unusual and organized in a planned way. 

In an interview with RT, a Russian Media Outlet,  the former PM said Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had warned that the protests that happened in these countries could happen in Nepal as well.

“That was not a simple and usual thing. That was unusual, and it couldn’t have taken place all of a sudden. It was organized in a planned way, it seems even at that time and later on,” Oli said in an exclusive interview on Monday.

“Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were telling us… Leaders were talking that such things would happen, and things happened. It was an attack on our democracy to send back them to poverty,” Oli said.

The Special General Convention of the Nepali Congress (NC), which kicked off at Bhrikutimandap on Sunday, has decided to conduct elections in accordance with the party’s existing Statute.

An election committee formed by the Convention shared this information at a press meet today. 

As per the party’s Statute, one president, two vice-presidents, two general secretaries, eight joint general secretaries, and 121 members will be elected, said Election Committee Coordinator and senior advocate Sitaram KC.

According to the work procedure drafted and endorsed by the Special General Convention, KC is coordinating a five-member election committee.

The event is being attended by factions within the NC that support the Special General Convention organised by the Party Publicity Committee.

The 14th General Convention had a total of 4,743 voters. The number has now been reduced to 4,635 after excluding those who have passed away and those who have joined other political parties.

As per the election schedule, the voter list was published at 12:30pm, and claims, objections, and verification of the voter list were scheduled until 1:30 pm. 

Likewise, the final list was published at 2pm, candidate nomination registration was carried out from 2pm to 3pm, and the publication of the list of candidates is set for 4:30 pm.

Similarly, the notice mentions that the objection to candidacy will be from 4:30 pm to 5:00 pm, the investigation of objections to candidacy will be from 5 pm and to 5:30 pm, the withdrawal of candidacy from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, and the final publication of the list of candidates has been scheduled for 8:45 pm.

A meeting of the Nepali Congress (NC) Central Working Committee (CWC), scheduled for 11 am, has been postponed to 1 pm today.

The meeting to be held at the party’s central office in Sanepa, Lalitpur, will discuss the latest developments within the party.

Central Office Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Paudel said that office-bearers and members of the Central Working Committee, along with presidents from all seven provinces, have been invited to attend the meeting.

The closed session of the Nepali Congress Special General Convention has formed a five-member election committee.

The election committee has been formed under the coordination of advocate Sitaram KC, dissolving the previous election committee.

The committee will determine the election procedures/guidelines and conduct the election.

The committee has been formed to take ahead the process of selecting new leadership from the general convention.

General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwo Prakash Sharma presented political and organizational reports in Monday’s closed session.