Kathmandu, Sept. 20 -- Nepal's deposed prime minister KP Sharma Oli said on Friday that his government did not order police to open fire on protesters and called for a probe into the violence that killed at least 73 people. In his first statement since stepping down last week, Oli said "infiltrators" were responsible for inciting bloodshed during the protests.
Oli's comments came on Nepal's national day. On the occasion, interim PM Sushila Karki pledged to fight corruption. "The protests reflect the aspirations of the young generation," she said.P15
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