नेपाल ‘Gen Z’ प्रोटेस्ट कैसे भड़का था? मानवाधिकार आयोग की रिपोर्ट में चौंकाने वाले खुलासे – nepal gen z protest human rights report kp oli rabi lamichhane ntc rlch
The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday made public its much-awaited investigation report regarding the ‘Gen Zee Protest’ that took place on September 8 and 9 last year in Nepal. As soon as this report came out, there has been a tremendous upheaval in the politics of Nepal. The report has made very serious allegations against the country’s former Prime Ministers, Ministers, MPs and top officials of the security forces and has recommended strict action against them.
The biggest blow in the report of the Human Rights Commission has been given to former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak. Accusing both of them of human rights violations and misuse of administrative powers, the Commission has recommended a complete ban on them from contesting elections and traveling abroad for the next five years.
Apart from this, action has also been taken against the then Communications Minister Prithvi Subba Gurung, who had decided to ban social media. The Commission believes that his decision took away the public’s freedom of expression and worsened the situation.
Recommendation to initiate criminal case against Lamichhan
The commission has considered the incident of jail break, which took place under the guise of agitation, as a serious criminal matter. In this case, ruling party ‘Rashtriya Swatantra Party’ (RSP) President Ravi Lamichhane has been held primarily guilty and a criminal case has been recommended against him. Not only this, two RSP MPs Manish Jha and Hari Dhakal also face serious allegations of involvement in this conspiracy.
According to the report, these two leaders had reached there to free Ravi Lamichhane from jail and it was they who instigated the crowd to drive away the remaining prisoners. In this case, investigation has been recommended against about 15 other MPs of RSP on charges of inciting violent mob and arson.
Questions were also raised on army and police chiefs
The Commission has clearly stated in the report that the country’s security system completely failed to stop the violence and arson that took place across the country on the second day of the rebellion. for this Nepal Holding the current Chief of Police (IGP) Dan Bahadur Karki and the current Chief of Armed Guard Force (IGP) Narayan Dutt Paudel responsible, departmental action has been recommended. Also, the then chiefs of the Intelligence Department and Police have been asked to be declared ineligible for holding any government post in future.
In the report, the role of Nepali Army has also been considered ‘suspicious’ and the army has been given strict instructions to work within its constitutional limits in future. Apart from this, the role of interim government Prime Minister Sushila Karki and former Home Minister Sudan Gurung has also been termed as suspicious and has been brought under detailed investigation.
There is no mention of PM Balen Shah’s role in the report.
Another shocking revelation has come to light in the investigation. According to the report, some suspicious youth from a group named ‘Tibet Origin Blood’ (TOB), wearing special T-shirts and jackets, suddenly entered the protest. It was he who instigated the crowd to become violent against the police, after which the police were forced to open fire.
The report also said that the speeches of many leaders during the movement were inciting violence. An investigation has been recommended against 15 RSP MPs on charges of arson, sabotage and making inflammatory statements. However, since there is no mention of the role of Prime Minister Balen Shah in the report, a new debate has started in Nepali politics.
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