Youth aligned with CPN-UML marched through Kathmandu on Friday ahead of the party’s launch of the National Volunteer Force.

Participants assembled at Babarmahal and moved towards New Baneshwar. UML chair KP Sharma Oli is scheduled to introduce the force at the Karki Banquet in Babarmahal.

The procession was led by UML leader Mahesh Basnet, National Youth Association chair Kshitiz Thebe and several other youth figures.

In the meantime, another group of youths, including those who sustained injuries during the Gen Z protests in September, staged a sit-in at Maitighar, prompting a police presence to prevent possible clashes.

Here are photos from the rally captured by Post photojournalist Deepak KC.