”I can't give all the details, but there are definitely some very interesting aspects.”
What you should know
Gen-G activist Tanuja Pandey has said that there has been deep infiltration of some vested interests into the Gen-G movement.
Speaking at the first session of the Kantipur Conclave, 'From Movement to Opportunity', which began on Monday, she said, 'Where is our tax money going on Bhadra 23? Where is our right to information and our right to express our views? How can we burn down the parliament building built with our own taxes in a movement that started with the question?'
She said that some selfish groups infiltrated the movement and set houses on fire.
She said that public anger had spread widely due to the brutal killing of her comrades. 'Bhadra 24 is a kind of result of the incident that happened on Bhadra 23,' she said, 'All the activities of vandalism and arson were against the Genji movement. This movement should have been peaceful. Therefore, we collectively refused to take ownership of the vandalism and we can never accept it.'
She also said that there was a misconception in the public mind that 'foreign powers' were used in this movement. “The common people of Nepal took to the streets feeling the incompetence of the government, so the idea of foreign intervention is the biggest misconception,” she said.
She clarified that criminalizing the Bhadra 24 movement was another misconception. “These misconceptions may become clear once the situation reports are made public,” she said. “Right now, all of that is in the process. I can’t give all the details, but there are definitely some very interesting aspects.”
