India, Sept. 9 -- After his government lifted the social media ban following widespread protests and violence, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said the tragic loss of lives was due to the "infiltration of the protest by various vested interests" and that the government was not in favour of stopping the use of social media.

Expressing deep sadness over turn of events during the protest called by the Gen-Z generation on Monday, he said that the while the government was "confident that our children will peacefully voice their demands, the situation that arose due to the infiltration of the protest by various vested interests has resulted in the tragic loss of lives of citizens."

"The government was not in favour of stopping the use of s...