Nepal’s veteran prime minister resigned on Tuesday after youth protesters demanded he quit, a day after one of the deadliest crackdowns in years in which at least 19 people were killed.

The protests, which began on Monday with demands that the government lifted a ban on social media and tackled corruption, reignited despite the apps going back online.

Protesters on Tuesday attacked and set fire to KP Sharma Oli’s house, the 73-year-old prime minister and leader of the Communist Party, according to Nepali media.

“I have resigned from the post of prime minister with effect from today… in order to take further steps towards a political solution and resolution of the problems,” Oli said Tuesday.

Kathmandu police spokesman Shekhar Khanal said that several groups had refused to obey a curfew

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