Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is addressing the nation from his official residence in Baluwatar, Kathmandu. In his address, PM Oli is likely to dwell upon the ongoing Tarai unrest and the hardship the country is going through due to the unofficial blockade imposed by India. His scheduled address to the nation before the Tihar festival was postponed.
Addressing the nation for the first Prime minister Kp Sharma Oli said Nepal's new Constitution was excellent in terms of process and content. "The ongoing blockade is worse than the war-time situation," he said asking India to swiftly lift the blockade. Hospitals have run out of medicines and blood bags for emergency and people are unable to cook food due to the shortage of cooking gas as a result of the transport blockade, he said.
