Nepali PM steps down after massive protest

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Tuesday offered to resign for a political resolution of the problems facing the country, reported Xinhua.

"Keeping in mind the abnormal situation of the country, I have resigned from the post of prime minister with effect from today" in order to take further steps toward a political solution and resolution of the problems, Oli said in a letter submitted to the president.

President Ram Chandra Poudel has accepted the resignation, the president's press advisor Kiran Pokharel told Xinhua.

Protests broke out on Monday in Kathmandu and other parts of the country. Curfews have been imposed in all the three cities in the Kathmandu Valley, namely Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur.

The protesters set fire to parliament in the capital Kathmandu, sending thick black smoke billowing into the sky on Tuesday following the deaths of 19 protesters on Monday, reported British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Government buildings and the houses of political leaders were attacked around the country.