KATHMANDU, Feb. 18 -- After receiving pressure from various forefronts of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) on his new satirical song 'Lutna sake lut', popular folk singer Pashupati Sharma removed the song from YouTube on Saturday. Claiming that such 'unethical' action of the government is a serious act of undermining freedom of expression, the general public has taken to various platforms to vent their ire against the government move.

At 5 pm on Sunday, the civil society, on the call of the Bibeksheel Nepali Party (BNP), took to the streets across the nation to express their dissatisfaction over the issue claiming that such act of the government is an attack on democracy.

The protestors staged a nationwide dance campaign where the...