Nepal Chaos Again: Police Make Sure Victims Are Seriously Injured, PM Karki Asks To Hold Back

Illustration of the authorities beating back the mass of demonstrations using a water cannon car. (Pexels-Stasham)

Demonstrations led to clashes between the masses and the authorities again broke out in Nepal. Police stated that there were no serious injuries in the riots that took place for two consecutive days.

"No one was seriously injured," said Nepal Police spokesman Abi Narayan Kafle on Thursday, November 20, quoted by AFP.

Earlier, Nepalese Prime Minister Susila Karki, called on all parties to exercise restraint by maintaining conduciveness following clashes that began with a demonstration in Simara, a town in Bara district, southern Nepal, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Katmandu, on Wednesday 19 November.

On Tuesday 18 November, clashes also occurred between young activists and ruling party loyalists.

Karki, the former chief attorney general appointed as interim PM, to run Nepal's government, asked all parties to believe in the democratic process ahead of the general election scheduled for March 5, 2026.

"I have instructed the Domestic Administration and security agencies to work with full self-control and careful preparation to maintain peace and order," Karki said in a statement issued late Wednesday.