Public anger is mounting against Nepal Prime Minister Balendra 'Balen' Shah as protests over the eviction of landless squatters and growing frustration among young people converge into a major political challenge for his newly formed government. The unrest intensified after the death of 25-year-old ride-sharing worker Ganesh Nepali, who allegedly set himself on fire outside Kathmandu’s Department of Passports following a dispute with metropolitan police over a motorcycle fine.

Hundreds of people gathered in Nepal's capital on Sunday to protest the government's drive to evict landless squatters without providing alternative resettlement.

Hundreds in Kathmandu rallied against forced evictions without resettlement plans, escalating tensions as poor living conditions and arrests of activists fueled widespread outrage.