Kathmandu, March 13
Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli, has been bereaved by the death of his father. His father, Mohan Prasad Oli, passed away at the age of 97.
Padma Aryal, a secretary of the party, confirmed the news. Mohan Prasad Oli, who had been unwell for the past few days, died this morning while undergoing treatment at a Korean Hospital in Gatthaghar.
According to sources, his body will be taken to Oli’s residence in Gundu, and the funeral will be held this afternoon at Pashupatinath.
Mohan Prasad Oli had been living at his daughter’s residence in Gatthaghar. He was taken to the hospital last night after experiencing health complications and passed away during treatment, according to the secretariat of UML Chairman K. P. Sharma Oli.
During the Gen Z protests on September 8 and 9, Mohan Prasad Oli’s house in Jhapa was also set on fire. Since then, he had not returned to Jhapa, although he used to travel frequently between there and other places before the incident.
