There have been many political movements in Nepal. The next movement should be about economic revolution, factories and industries should be opened.
Nepal has seen a change in the movement at various times. On Bhadra 23-24, 2082, the youth of the Gen-G generation protested against corruption and the shutdown of social media. The then government collapsed and a new government was formed. Gen-G protested without prior planning and in an unorganized manner. This time, Gen-G protested against the regular emergency movement that has been taking place in Nepal every ten years.
The first day of the protest, the Gen-G movement sought purely social and timely changes. However, children were shot at. On the second day of the protest, other elements infiltrated and looted, arsoned, and damaged property. 75 people lost their lives and 2,571 were injured during the Gen-G movement. In the process, 1,276 police rifles and pistols were looted and 98,000 bullets were lost. On Bhadra 24, 14,500 prisoners escaped from prison. Of these, 3,500 are still at large. This created a situation of insecurity. Fear has not yet disappeared in society.
After the then Prime Minister KP Oli was forced to resign on the second day of the protest, the President appointed Sushila Karki as Prime Minister on Bhadra 27 with the consent of the Gen-G movement, as per 61 (4) of the Constitution.
The Karki cabinet is not yet complete in its search for experts who are not involved in politics, have not committed corruption and will not commit it, and have a clean image. According to the sentiments and beliefs of Gen-G, the agenda of the cabinet is to smoothly transfer power by holding elections on Falgun 21, investigate corruption, investigate the brutal repression, arson and looting committed against Gen-G and take action against the guilty. However, even after a month and a half, the government does not seem to have made any significant progress.
An ordinance was issued on Asoj 8 to include those who will turn 18 by Falgun 20, 2080, in the voter list to allow Gen-G to participate in the upcoming election. Accordingly, 6.384 million Gen-G have become additional voters. Thus, the number of Gen-G voters has reached about 12.6 million.
According to the census data of Sambat 2078, 42 percent of Nepal's 30 million population is made up of the youth generation (Gen-G) between the ages of 16 and 40. Similarly, 23 percent are between the ages of 41 and 64, and 7 percent are senior citizens over 65. 28 percent are under the age of 15. Therefore, if no element enters the middle and the entire Gen-G is united, the future government is likely to be as per the wishes of the new generation. The elections should be held in a free, fair, fearless and unanimous environment with the participation of the majority of political parties. The election atmosphere should not be divided.
Dissolution of Parliament
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker have been kept in place while the Parliament has been dissolved. The question arises here, why is there a need for a Speaker in a parliament that does not have 275 members, including 165 elected and 110 proportional representatives? The National Assembly, which has 59 members, has also been kept alive. The work of the National Assembly is as per Article 111(5) and (7) of the Constitution, ‘Bills passed by the House of Representatives shall be discussed and passed within two months and sent back with suggestions, and if rejected by the National Assembly or sent back to the House of Representatives with amendments,’ so why is there any justification for maintaining the National Assembly when the House of Representatives does not exist?
As per Article 91(1) of the Constitution, ‘The members of the House of Representatives shall elect a Speaker and Deputy Speaker from among themselves within 15 days of the commencement of the meeting of the House of Representatives’, the new Speaker will be elected by the MPs after the election to be held on Falgun 21, so the current Speaker will automatically be removed. There is no justification for maintaining the Speaker as is when there is no parliament.
Gen-G’s demand
Currently, Gen-G activists have divided into several groups. Some are in favor of dissolving the current constitution and creating an interim constitution with a directly elected Prime Minister. The other side is saying that the provincial structure should be abolished by holding elections in the current system. Some others are talking about removing the president and installing a king. They say that the president belongs to a political party, and the king is common to all. In today's situation, the Gen-G activists should have a single opinion.
There have been many political movements in Nepal. The next movement should be of economic revolution. Factories and industries should be opened in large numbers. There should be employment arrangements within the country. The Nepali youth community should not have to go to Dubai, Qatar, Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia and South Korea to sell their labor. For this, it is necessary to increase the mountain adventure tourism industry. Due to the current movement and political situation, tourism arrivals have decreased by 15 percent in the last one and a half months. The World Bank has projected that Nepal's economic growth rate will shrink from the current 5.2 percent to 2.1 percent in 2026.
Nepal will be transformed into a developed country by establishing factories and creating an environment for labor. And, another movement will not be necessary to make the country prosperous.
