Kathmandu, Sept. 9 -- Nepal's Agriculture Minister Ram Nath Adhikari on Tuesday resigned from his post, condemning the government's crackdown that led to the deaths of 19 people during 'Gen Z' protests across Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal a day ago, as per local media reports.

Adhikari, aligned with the Shekhar Koirala faction of the Nepali Congress, stepped down citing the government's authoritarian response during Monday's 'Gen Z' protests, according to Kathmandu Post.

His resignation follows that of the Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak who steped down taking moral responsibility for the government's handling of protests yesterday.

The publication cited Adhikari's resignation letter in which he stated that "instead of recognising cit...