New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has issued a formal statement addressing the large-scale youth-led protests against a government ban on social media that erupted across the country on Monday. The Gen Z protests left at least 19 people dead and over 300 injured. Later in the day, the Nepal government announced it had revoked the social media ban.

Expressing his grief, Prime Minister Oli said he was "deeply saddened by the tragic incident that occurred during the demonstration organised by members of the Gen-Z generation today."

"The government was not in favour of stopping the use of social media and will ensure an environment for its use. There was no need to keep demonstrating for this. And, the situation wil...