India, Sept. 27 -- In his first appearance following his resignation, former Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli clarified that he did not give orders to the authorities to fire at the protestors during the Gen-Z agitation.

"I have not given orders to shoot at the Gen Z protesters during the agitation," said the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) chairman, addressing some leaders and cadres of his party at his private residence in the Gundu area of Bhaktapur district.

He attended a public event organised by Rastriya Yuwa Sangh, the student wing of the CPN-UML, held in Bhaktapur.

Oli's return follows a period of political silence triggered by violent student demonstrations across Nepal, where young citizens took to the s...