Kathmandu: Following the recent increase in the price of petrol, members of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), the Youth Union of the opposition as well as the Youth Association of Nepal clashed with police while protesting against the price hike on Thursday evening in front of the parliament. According to an ANI report, protesters were carrying live torches and shouting anti-government slogans while marching towards the Nepal parliament calling for the resignation of the finance minister, Janardan Sharma and prime minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba.
As the protesters attempted to access the busy street with live torches, police used force to stop them. The angered parties then began throwing rocks at the security personnel, damaging a government car that was passing by the protest location. Furthermore, several protesters have reportedly been hurt during the confrontations, according to the demonstration organisers.
This development came after the Nepal Oil Corporation, a state-owned company, on Monday, June 20, increased the cost of a litre of petrol and diesel by 12 and 16%, respectively.