India, Sept. 9 -- As the unrest in Nepal continues, the KP Sharma Oli-led government has been hit by a wave of mass resignations. Protests in Nepal continue to gain momentum on Tuesday, a day after deadly clashes between protestors and security officials killed 19 people.

On Monday, thousands of Nepalese youth took to the streets to protest against the rampant rise of corruption among government officials. The protests, which were triggered by a ban on social media platforms, soon turned violent.

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In the aftermath of the clashes, Nepalese Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak stepped down from his post on Monday, citing moral grounds and submitted his resignation to PM KP Oli.

However, Lekhak's resignat...