The then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who had been objecting to the inquiry commission formed to investigate the incidents of 23 and 24 Bhadra and had been adamant about not giving a statement, finally gave a written statement on Sunday.

• On the evening of 22 Bhadra, the National Security Council meeting discussed that the movement should be peaceful and that it should support the youth and students without using force.
• I do not have to say more because the youth involved in the movement said that there was infiltration and anarchic groups entering the movement.
• It is clear from the photos and videos from the time that most of the protesters were not Gen-G.
• After the vandalism on 23 Bhadra and the sudden shooting, I called a meeting of all the security chiefs, including the Home Minister, to discuss and decide to form an investigation committee.
• I wanted to mobilize the Nepali Army to control the situation on 24 Bhadra, but that was not possible.
• Gauri Bahadur Karki had already made his views public on social media on the day of the incident and even before that. There is a doubt that an impartial report will be forthcoming.

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On Sunday, Oli reached the National Human Rights Commission and gave a two-and-a-half-hour long statement about the incident. While Oli was preparing to give a statement to the Human Rights Commission, a team of the Commission of Inquiry formed under the leadership of former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki had reached Oli's residence Gundu with a letter requesting him to 'give a statement'. Oli had sent the Commission team that had reached Gundu with his statement that had been prepared in advance in writing. Coincidentally, both the commissions had taken the task of taking a statement and calling the then Prime Minister Oli on the same day.

'The Commission team had reached him with a letter asking him to be present to give a statement, and as soon as he received the letter, he sent it stating that his statement was in writing.' Commission of Inquiry spokesperson Vigyanraj Sharma says, 'The Commission is in the process of studying the statements he gave about the incidents of 23 and 24 Bhadra.' Sharma said that the Commission would decide on the venue after studying Oli's written statement.

Earlier, Oli had been publicly expressing his stance not to go to Singha Durbar to give a statement, raising questions about the Commission of Inquiry itself. The commission officials had been saying that they would take a statement from Oli in his capacity as the then Prime Minister. After the government mediated between the two sides and came up with a 'middle way', the commission agreed to accept it even if he submitted a written response. Oli also indicated that he was ready to submit it in writing. After that, the commission team arrived on Sunday with the letter. 

Oli has limited his written statement to the events from 22 to 24 Bhadra and the views of the commission chair Gauri Bahadur Karki that had already been made public. According to a member of the commission, Oli has mentioned that the Supreme Court has already decided the reason for closing the social media and that he has good intentions to do so because foreign companies in the country do not pay taxes and operate without regulation. 

Oli claims that the youths had obtained permission to hold a peaceful demonstration in Kathmandu, but there was infiltration. He wrote that he does not need to say more because the youths involved in the movement themselves said that there was infiltration and that anarchic groups entered the movement. He has claimed that the protest started from Maitighar on 23 Bhadra, initially claiming that it would be a peaceful demonstration, but later there was an infiltration. He says that the people who reached New Baneshwor and were involved in vandalizing the Parliament building were not protesters but infiltrators. 

He also claims that most of the protesters were not of the Gen-G age, as can be clearly seen in the photos and videos from the time. Oli's written reply states that in the meeting of the National Security Council on the evening of 22 Bhadra, there was a discussion that the protest would be peaceful and that support would be given to the youth and students without using force. After the vandalism and sudden firing on 23 Bhadra, he called a meeting of the then Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and discussed it, and it was also decided to form an investigation committee, he said. After that, Oli said that on the evening of 23 Bhadra, it was decided to form a commission to investigate the incident from the Council of Ministers meeting. 

Oli's claim is now being confirmed that the hands of the forces within the country were not the only ones involved in the protest. He has mentioned, ‘The geopolitical games that have been played in various works since the formation of the government, will confirm that there was infiltration in this movement. Oli also claims that the incidents of destruction that took place on 24 Bhadra were planned. He has said that some anarchic groups have planned and damaged the Parliament Building, Supreme Court, Prime Minister's Residence, President's House and even personal property. 

Oli claims that it was a planned incident, saying that it would not be possible to cause so much damage at once and in a short time without any plan. Oli has also written that he did not receive reliable support from the security agencies. ‘I wanted to mobilize the Nepali Army to control the situation on 24 Bhadra, but that was not possible,’ his written statement says. Oli has claimed that there was a planned attack attempt on him on 24 Bhadra. Oli claims that the way the attack was carried out by entering Baluwatar, he could have been killed that day. Oli has stated in his written reply that he has been saying since the beginning that he is doubtful about the impartial report as Gauri Bahadur Karki had made his views public on social media on the day of the incident and before that, and he still maintains this stance. He has demanded that the Commission should have a clear investigation strategy and clarity on why the incident happened and which forces are behind it. 

The Commission has already taken statements from the chiefs of security agencies and heads of administrative agencies. The Commission has already taken statements from Nepal Army Chief Ashok Raj Sigdel, then Chief Secretary Ek Narayan Aryal, Home Secretary Gokarna Mani Dawadi, then IGP Chandrakuber Khapung, current IGP Dan Bahadur Karki, Armed Police Force IGP Raju Aryal and Chief of the National Investigation Department Hutraj Thapa. 

Commission spokesperson Sharma said that the statements have reached the final stage and that the report will be written after the statements are completed. On Friday, the Commission has also sought written statements from two top leaders Sher Bahadur Deuba and NCP coordinator Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda. The government had formed a commission of inquiry on 23 October under the leadership of former Special Court judge Gauri Bahadur Karki and comprising Vigyanraj Sharma and BP Bhandari. Initially, a period of three months was set, but after the work was not completed, it was extended by one month.