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In Pokhara today, protesters vandalized and set fire to the homes of political leaders, elected representatives, and government offices.

They attacked and torched the residence of influential Nepali Congress leader and Minister for Social Development, Youth, and Sports of Gandaki Province, Bindu Kumar Thapa, located in Pokhara-9, New Bazaar. Vehicles inside the Himalayan Auto Showroom, operated by his elder brother Dhruva Thapa, were also destroyed in the blaze.

Earlier, protesters had already set fire to the Pokhara Metropolitan City Office in New Road and the residence of Pokhara Metropolitan Mayor Dhanraj Acharya in Chipledhunga.

Protesters set fire to homes of some of Nepal’s top political leaders in opposition to a social media ban that was lifted early Tuesday a day after deadly anti-government protests, Associated Press reported.

Local reports and videos shared on social media showed protesters attacking residences of the top political leaders in and around Kathmandu. A curfew was imposed in the capital and other cities, and schools in Kathmandu were closed.

The houses set on fire included those of Sher Bahadur Deuba, leader of the largest party Nepali Congress, President Ram Chandra Poudel, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and leader of the Communist party of Nepal Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal. A private school owned by Deuba’s wife Arzu Deuba Rana, who is the current foreign minister, was also set on fire, according to Associated Press.

The mass protest and attack on parliament Monday began as opposition to the ban on social media platforms but were fueled by growing frustration and dissatisfaction against the political parties among the people who blame them for corruption.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s house has been set on fire on Tuesday.

Protesters set fire to the house of Prime Minister Oli in Balkot, Bhaktapur this afternoon.

Protesters have set fire to the house of Nepali Congress General Secretary Gagan Thapa in Ratopul on Tuesday.