The seventh edition of the Karnali festival 'Kuda Karnali' has begun in Birendranagar from Saturday. On the first day of the seventh edition, discussions were held on topics ranging from the Genji rebellion to Karnali prosperity.

Speaking at the first session on Saturday, 'Genji: From Road to Parliament', Genji leader Raksha Bamle said that the issues of the movement will not be fulfilled until the citizens experience good governance and change. 'The new generation has played a role in taking the country from instability to stability,' she said, 'Many of our friends have reached the parliament from the streets, they can never forget the issues of the streets.'

Another activist, Manish Khanal, said that the movement seeks to transfer leadership through generational transfer. ‘If there had been no rebellion, we would have had to wait a few more years for the current public opinion to come,’ he said, ‘The older generation was trapped in chaos due to traditional thinking and social structure, and our vigilance is still necessary to eradicate it.’  

Prakash Bohara, an injured person in the Genji movement, said that the government needs to maintain permanent peace and focus on good governance, national security, and smooth service delivery.  Activist Dheeraj Joshi said that they were also unaware of how a peaceful movement turned violent.  He said that the Karki Commission report should be made public by the government and fully implemented.  & ‘The citizens of this country have sacrificed themselves in various struggles because of political incompetence, but we are still suffering from poverty, illiteracy, disease and hunger,’ he said. ‘The state should lead Karnali on the journey of prosperity by giving political rights through positive discrimination.’

Another MP Khadka Bahadur Budha said, ‘Karnali is asking for salt on a golden plate.’ ‘Karnali has the potential to light up the entire country through hydropower and export electricity,’ he said. ‘We can become self-reliant only through local products including herbs, tourism and Chinese-Kaguno.’

MP Laxmi Prasad Pokharel said that for the prosperity of Karnali, it is necessary to leave political beliefs and unite. ‘At one time, salt and gold used to come from the salt region of Tibet to Hat Sinja, from there it reached all the way north and south,’ he said, ‘Karnali’s civilization was formed through the civilization of Sinja, Kailash and Jwala regions and developed as the civilization of Nepal.’