Kathmandu: Nepal’s deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli on Saturday denied giving shooting orders during the ‘Gen Z’ protests, as he spoke publicly for the first time since his ouster earlier this month.

Oli was ousted on September 9 after the ‘Gen Z’ group hit the streets across Nepal against his government over corruption and a ban on social media.

“I have not given orders to shoot at the Gen Z protesters during the agitation,” said the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) chairman, addressing some leaders and cadres of his party at his private residence in the Gundu area of Bhaktapur district.

Last week, in his first statement since his ouster, Oli said bullets were fired at protesters from automatic guns that the police did not possess and called for a probe into th

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