Kathmandu, Sept. 9 -- Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development Ramnath Adhikari has resigned from his post.

Adhikari quit the post on Tuesday, citing the government's authoritarian response during Monday's Gen Z protests.

In his resignation letter, Nepali Congress lawmaker Adhikari said that instead of recognising citizens' natural right to question democracy and stage peaceful protests, the state responded with widespread suppression, killings, and use of force, moving the country towards authoritarianism rather than democracy.

He added that he could not remain in power without answers on how the government resorted to violent behaviour against a generation with which it should cooperate to build the nation.

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