'Anguished That Young People Lost Their Lives': PM Modi Urges Stability, Peace In Nepal

Last Updated:September 09, 2025, 22:49 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting on Nepal's crisis, stressing peace and stability after anti-government protests and loss of young lives

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security over the situation in Nepal, which is reeling under a serious political crisis after two days of anti-government protests.

In a post on X, the Prime Minister said that he chaired the key meeting to discuss developments in Nepal after returning from Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, where he reviewed rain-afflicted damage and rehabilitation efforts.

Calling the violence in Nepal as “heart-rending", PM Modi emphasised that the stability, peace and prosperity of Nepal are of utmost importance to India.

“On my return from Himachal Pradesh and Punjab today, a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security discussed the developments in Nepal. The violence in Nepal is heart-rending. I am anguished that many young people have lost their lives. The stability, peace and prosperity of Nepal are of utmost importance to us. I humbly appeal to all my brothers and sisters in Nepal to support peace," he said in a post on X.

Nepal Crisis

Nepal is reeling under a serious political crisis after two days of anti-government protests saw attacks on private residences of several high-profile leaders, the headquarters of political parties and even the Parliament.

Nepal’s political landscape was thrown into unprecedented turmoil on Tuesday, as Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and President Ram Chandra Poudel resigned in the face of a furious and violent youth-led uprising.

The protests led by students appeared to reflect the growing public anger with the Oli dispensation over a range of issues, including a ban on social media and alleged inaction against corruption.

The unrest reached a boiling point with deadly clashes on September 8, when security forces’ response to the protests resulted in at least 19 fatalities. This sparked even greater outrage among demonstrators, predominantly from the digitally native “Gen Z" demographic.

Though the Nepal government on Monday night revoked its ban on social media, following what has been dubbed as ‘Gen Z’ protests in the neighbouring country, yet the anti-government demonstrations intensified on Tuesday, leading to arson and violence in many cases.

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