Vigyanraj Sharma, a member of the high-level inquiry commission formed to investigate various incidents that took place during the Gen-G movement, has claimed that he has convinced the 'Gen-G' leaders and ministers of the current government to investigate the incidents of 23 and 24 Bhadra by separating the movement and the crime.

In an interaction with stakeholders in Pokhara on Tuesday, he recounted his conversation with the Gen-G representative.

‘I told them to look at the movement you did and the subsequent political and criminal incidents separately,’ he said, ‘Did you commit the looting, arson and vandalism that happened on Bhadra 24? If yes, take responsibility. If not, what you did is also a criminal act. Whoever did it is a criminal act. Initially, they did not agree that action will be taken according to the prevailing law. They agreed much later.’

He said that even in formal and informal meetings of the commission with some government ministers, he drew attention to the fact that the state should not deviate from its responsibility to provide justice to the victims. ‘They must have had some compulsions too. "It became easier for them to a large extent after the commission said this," Sharma said. "Otherwise, someone was trying to focus on the action taken on Bhadra 23 the previous day."

He said that the commission would not accept any pressure from the government or any other party. "The commission does not accept any request or bias, be assured of this. We do not accuse anyone of doing something they did not do. But we say that they did do it," he said. "Based on the evidence and other evidence that came out during the statements, we say that we should take action against the culprits who were seen on Bhadra 23 and 24, whoever they may be."

According to him, the commission has already sought a report on where the officers of the security agencies Nepal Police, Armed Police Force, Nepal Army and National Investigation Agency were deployed on those two days. "Who was where? We will also take statements from those deployed where the problems arose." After taking statements, things will come out about what happened,' he clarified.

The commission has also requested to send CCTV footage, photos and details of the incident. 'Nowadays, everyone has a camera in their hands, it is easy to investigate. We will try to show that these people are involved in the incident,' he said. Stating that the Home Ministry has been informed, he said that there is no need to wait for the criminal action report. 'Those who intrude into the movement and create chaos should be taken action according to the criminal law,' he said. Speaking at the

program, the victim businessmen have demanded immediate action against those involved in vandalism, arson and looting. Jitu Gurung, the operator of Bar People Resort, said that the person involved in the crime is still walking freely and urged for action as soon as possible.

Hotel Adam operator Vasudev Tripathi said that the crime was systematically committed by showing the movement. ‘The attack was planned to burn down which hotel and where to loot,’ he said. Binda Rayamajhi, the owner of Hotel Pokhara Goodwill, complained that no action was taken despite filing a police complaint with evidence of vandalism and arson during the day and looting by bringing a truck at night.