Tens of thousands protest in Nepal over dissolution of parliament

Nepalese protesters march in Kathmandu /Niranjan Shrestha/AP)

Tens of thousands of people in Nepal have protested against the prime minister for dissolving Parliament and ordering new elections in an escalating feud within the governing party.

The supporters of a splinter group in the Nepal Communist Party marched peacefully in the centre of Kathmandu as they demanded that Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli reinstate Parliament.