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Nepal\u2019s former prime minister KP Sharma Oli has said last year\u2019s Gen Z-led protests that toppled his government were not spontaneous, claiming they were the result of long-term preparation, as the country continues to deal with the political fallout of the deadly unrest. <\/p>\n
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Speaking in an interview with RT India<\/em>, Oli said the September uprising followed a broader regional pattern, pointing to unrest in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in recent years. Asked whether Nepal was seeing a similar trajectory, he argued the developments were not coincidental. <\/p>\n \u201cPeople were talking from the very beginning," Oli said, claiming that references to unrest in neighbouring countries had circulated widely in Nepal even before protests broke out. <\/p>\n He described the movement as \u201ca planned moment" rather than a purely organic uprising driven by youth anger, suggesting such ideas were being amplified globally through news and other material. <\/p>\n When asked whether intelligence agencies had provided advance warnings, Oli said formal inputs were not required. \u201cSri Lanka was loudly telling us, Bangladesh was telling us," he said, adding that the threat had been visible for years. He also acknowledged the government\u2019s failure to respond effectively, saying the situation went \u201cout of our capacity". <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Oli\u2019s remarks come as he remains under scrutiny over the state\u2019s response to the protests. Earlier this month, he gave a statement to a government commission probing the crackdown, according to Agence France-Presse<\/em>. <\/p>\n 'A Planned Moment': In Bombshell Interview With RT India, Former \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf5PM KP Sharma Oli Suggests Gen Z Protests Were Hijacked He also reveals that intel input was not needed because the threat had been "brewing for many years." https:\/\/t.co\/VKAz0mJG7q<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OmhP0GgXby<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 RT_India (@RT_India_news) January 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n While Oli had earlier questioned the commission\u2019s constitutional basis, AFP reported that officials recorded his statement at his residence after issuing a summon. Authorities have imposed travel restrictions on Oli and several other former top officials as the inquiry continues. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n The protests erupted in September after a brief government ban on social media, but quickly escalated into nationwide demonstrations led by young protesters under the loose \u201cGen Z" banner. <\/p>\n Anger over economic stagnation, corruption and entrenched political elites fuelled the movement. Violence intensified rapidly, with parliament and government offices set ablaze on the second day, leading to the government\u2019s collapse. <\/p>\n At least 76 people were killed during the unrest, according to AFP<\/em>. <\/p>\n Oli resigned shortly after protesters set fire to his house and other buildings. An interim administration led by former chief justice Sushila Karki took charge, and Nepal is scheduled to hold elections on March 5, 2026.<\/p>\n tags :gen z<\/a>KP Sharma Oli<\/a>nepal<\/a><\/a>. 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Join the fun, play games on News18<\/a>.\u00a0Download the News18 App<\/a> to stay updated!Kathmandu, NepalJanuary 12, 2026, 20:14 IST world<\/a> \u2018A Planned Moment\u2019: Ousted PM Oli Says 'Gen Z' Protests That Shook Nepal Were Not Spontaneous and .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2018A Planned Moment\u2019: Ousted PM Oli Says 'Gen Z' Protests That Shook Nepal Were Not Spontaneous Curated By :Shankhyaneel SarkarNews18.comLast Updated:January 12, 2026, 20:14 ISTOli\u2019s comments…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-times-of-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Oli Faces Probe<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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