Kathmandu, Sept. 19 -- UML chairman and former prime minister KP Sharma Oli said on Friday that public and private properties were deliberately destroyed after he resigned from the office.

In his Constitution Day message shared on his social media platforms, Oli spoke for the first time since stepping down as prime minister on September 9.

He claimed the constitution was under attack and said, "After my resignation, Singha Durbar was set on fire, Nepal's map was burned, and attempts were made to erase the nation's identity. Institutions, courts, businesses, party offices, leaders' houses and private properties were selectively reduced to ashes."

He questioned whether the country was improving or being deliberately destabilised, saying ...