By Gopal Sharma

KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Friday pledged to fight corruption, create jobs and raise living standards after a deadly wave of youth-led protests earlier this month toppled the prior government.

“The protests reflect the aspirations of the young generation, a growing level of popular awareness and dissatisfaction over the rising corruption,” Karki said on Nepal’s national day that marks the promulgation of the current constitution 10 years ago.

“We must accept the fact that the protests took place because of the failure to fulfill the spirit and objectives of providing good governance and prosperity enshrined in the constitution,” she said.

Karki’s comments were her first public remarks since she was appointed to the post last we

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