Nepal’s first woman PM (of an interim govt), Sushila Karki, 73, has a Master’s in Political Science degree from Banaras Hindu University. Interestingly, her husband is from the same university and carried out Nepal’s first hijacking in 1973 of plane in which Indian actress Mala Sinha was travelling.
Ending the political vacuum in Nepal following the fall of the K P Sharma Oli government after violent protests earlier this week, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki was sworn in as the interim Prime Minister on Friday night, making her the first woman to lead the country.
India is committed to the peace, progress, and prosperity of the people of Nepal,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, extending his best wishes to his new Nepalese counterpart, Sushila Karki.
Within hours of Karki’s swearing-in, India welcomed the formation of the interim government, saying it was hopeful that this would help in fostering peace and stability in Nepal.
The Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement, said, “We welcome the formation of a new Interim Government in Nepal, led by Right Honourable Mrs Sushila Karki. We are hopeful that this would help in fostering peace and stability.”
The so-called Gen Z protests against a social media ban expanded to target Oli’s administration over corruption and misrule. Oli quit after a crackdown on protesters by police left more than 20 people dead, mostly students, and hundreds injured.
Nepal Army chief General Ashok Raj Sigdel played a major role in bringing multiple Gen Z groups and other leaders to the table to facilitate the formation of a government not led by a leader of any mainstream party.
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