India welcomes the formation of Nepal's interim government led by Sushila Karki, says 'hopeful to work with fellow democracy'

Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki made history by becoming the first female prime minister of Nepal, appointed to lead an interim government after days of political turmoil. Her appointment follows the resignation of KP Sharma Oli, whose administration was forced to retire amid intense nationwide protests caused by a controversial ban on social media. President Ramchandra Paudel formally took the oath of office to the 73-year-old Karki, just three days after Oli’s resignation. The turmoil that leads to this transition has been described as the most serious Nepal experienced in decades. In New -Delhi, India welcomes the formation of the new interim government in Nepal. In an official release, Mea said: “We welcome the formation of a new interim government in Nepal, led by the right Honorable Sushila Karki. We are hopeful that it will help to promote peace and stability. As a closest neighbor, a co-democracy and long-term development partner, India will continue to work closely with the wealth of our two people and countries. ” Sushila Karki was selected to lead the interim government of Nepal to an important meeting between President Ramchandra Paudel, the head of the Nepal Army, and representatives of the Gen Z-led youth protests that drove the protests against the government. Karki, a former chief justice who is widely respected for her integrity and simple approach, has emerged as a consensus choice after various discussions. Her background contains legal studies at Banaras Hindu University, which further strengthens her credentials for the role during this period of national transition. In the first meeting of her cabinet, she is likely to recommend the president’s dissolution of parliament according to a concept reached during the negotiations between the youth leaders and the president, the top sources said. President Paudel also consulted leaders of all major political parties, legal experts and civil society leaders separately before deciding to appoint Karki as the prime minister of the caretaker. The most important demands by the Gen Z protesters include the control of corruption, ending political disorder and nepotism. The student-led “Gen Z” protests that began a ban on the government on social media have expanded to a larger campaign that reflects the growing public criticism of the oil dispensation and the political elite of the country about alleged corruption and apathy to the ordinary people. Although the ban on social media was lifted on Monday night, the intensity of protests grew Tuesday with the focus of the excitement after alleged corruption and luxurious lifestyle of the political elite. In his letter of resignation to President Paudel, Oli quoted the ‘extraordinary circumstances’ that Nepal faced, saying that he stopped paving the way for a ‘constitutional and political’ resolution of the current situation. Earlier Friday, the speaker of Nepal’s House of Representatives Devaraj Ghimire and chairman of the National Assembly chairman National Assembly asked to solve the continued political stalemate “within the framework of the Constitution.” “The rule of law and constitutionality should not be bypassed,” says a joint statement issued after a meeting between Ghimire and Dahal. They also requested all parties to address the demands of protesters and commit them to a stronger, more prosperous democracy. “We are confident that we should not deviate from the rule of law and constitutionalism,” they said, emphasizing that the ongoing process of forming a citizen-led government must address the protesters’ demands while ensuring that democracy becomes stronger and more resilient. “Nepal police data said at least 51 people, including an Indian national, died in the Gen Z’-Led-Viane protests. or plucked during the student-Led-Anti government’s protests.