Not only in Nepal but also in West Asia, there is a practice of worshipping leadership as a god, said Gen-G activist Tanuja Pandey, adding that leadership is being placed above question.
Nepal's Gen-G activist Tanuja Pandey said that even newcomers to politics should start questioning them. She said this at the first session, "From Movement to Opportunity," of the two-day "Kantipur Conclave-2026," organized by Kantipur Media Group on Monday.
‘Our parents did a lot to get us where we are, but they forgot to question the leadership,’ she said, ‘They worshipped the political leadership. We should not repeat this. That is why we should also start questioning the new faces.’
Not only in Nepal but also in West Asia, Pandey said that there is a practice of worshipping the leadership as God, and leadership is being put above questioning. She said that this is a historic time to break all these practices and processes.
‘Many youth are embarking on a political journey under the guise of populism, which is also a sign of danger for democracy,’ she said, ‘If this practice continues, there is a possibility that our situation could be even worse.’
She also said that work should be done to strengthen institutional memory. ‘We are seeing some kind of movement happening every year.’ "This leaves us empty-handed," she said, "and we have to start from scratch again. We need to document the lessons we learned from these movements as an institutional 'memory.'"
