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Nepal(National times)- Grieving families of those killed in Nepal\u2019s anti-corruption demonstrations said they hope the deaths will not be in vain, as the protesters\u2019 choice of interim prime minister took charge Saturday. Among the dead was 30-year-old Santosh Bishwakarma, one of at least 51 people killed in two days of chaos this week\u2014 the worst unrest since the end of a decade-long civil war and the abolition of the monarchy in 2008. His widow Amika, also 30, her eyes swollen with grief, recalled his “ultimate dream” to “die having contributed to the nation”. Santosh was shot dead on Monday during the first wave of protests, led by the youth-driven “Gen Z” movement. A temporary social media ban sparked the demonstrations, tipping longstanding frustration over entrenched corruption and economic malaise into wider anger. “He used to say he wouldn\u2019t die like a dog,” Amika told\u00a0AFP\u00a0<\/em>in her modest Kathmandu home, clutching a framed photo of her late husband. “His dream was to make Nepal known to the world — and he did.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Just equality\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

KP Sharma Oli, the 73-year-old leader of the Communist Party, quit as prime minister a day after Santosh\u2019s death and as protesters torched parliament, ending his fourth term in the post. On Friday, former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn into office to lead a six-month transition to elections. Thousands of young activists had used the app Discord to debate the next steps \u2014 and name Karki as their choice of next leader. But Amika, now raising her 10-year-old son Ujwal and seven-year-old daughter Sonia alone, fears for the future. “My husband would have done everything to fulfil their dreams, even at the cost of his life,” she said. “But how am I supposed to manage everything on my own? He sacrificed his life for the country, and I hope the new government will help me.” Family friend Solan Rai, 42, said he believed the protests marked a turning point. “I hope we finally see real change this time,” he said, adding that the anger had been “more intense than anything we\u2019ve seen before”. The World Bank said a “staggering” 82% of Nepal\u2019s workforce is in informal employment\u2014among the highest rates in the world. Its GDP per capita stands at just $1,447. At Kathmandu\u2019s Pashupatinath temple on Friday, hundreds gathered for mass cremations. Families wept over the bodies of loved ones, including young men shot dead in the clashes. “I hope there is some justice\u2014 and our people finally get the change they so desperately seek,” said Ratna Maharjan, grieving for her son, breaking down into tears. One mother refused to release her son\u2019s body, wrapped in a shroud, clinging to him on the temple steps. Nearby, police officers laid garlands of marigolds on their fallen colleague as a bugler played over the smoke-filled riverbank. Amika\u2019s plea was simple. “What we seek isn\u2019t too much to ask\u2014 just equality,” she said. “So the rich don\u2019t thrive while the poor languish.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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