Kathmandu, Sept. 18 -- A week after Nepal's deadly protests, the country's three main political parties whose offices were torched have been coming out in public pledging to reform themselves.

Pushpa Kamal Dahal of the Maoist-Centre visited his gutted party headquarters on Tuesday and said it would be rebuilt "on an even grander scale".

Five-time prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba of the Nepali Congress (NC) and his wife are still being treated for the wounds they suffered while being attacked at their home on 9 September.

In both parties, younger members have said it is time for their seniors to step down as leaders.

K P Oli who was ousted as prime minister last week after the GenZ protests turned violent with a loss of 74 lives, i...