Protesters in Nepal attacked Finance Minister Paudela

Nepal's Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has been attacked by protesters. This was reported by India Today on September 9.

"Nepal's Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel was beaten by protesters," the article says.

The protesters also attacked former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his wife, Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba.

Amid the resignation of Prime Minister Sharma Oli, protesters demanded that Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah be appointed interim Prime Minister.

According to The Economic Times newspaper, demonstrators set fire to the Supreme Court building in Kathmandu. The residences of several high-ranking officials were also set on fire.

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Mass protests in Nepal began on September 8 after the authorities decided to ban the activities of a number of major social networks that did not register with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on time. Among other things, the protesters set fire to the central office of the ruling Nepali Congress party. As a result of the anti-government actions, 19 people were killed and about 500 were injured.

Nepal's prime minister resigned amid anti-government protests on September 9. President Ram Chandra Paudel accepted his resignation and began the process of selecting a new Prime Minister.

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