Nepal Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Sunday said that those involved in violence and destruction across the country during the anti-government protests last week will be brought to justice as she assumed office.
Karki, 73, who became the first woman prime minister of Nepal, also announced that those who were killed during the ‘Gen Z’ protest will be declared “martyrs” and their families will be provided one million Nepalese rupees each.
She assumed office at the newly-built Home Ministry building at Singhdurbar Secretariat in Kathmandu at around 11 am.
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