The current government's responsibility is not just to hold elections. It must also restore the trust of the youth, facilitate the voting process, and initiate some institutional reforms for that.

Recent developments and street protests have shown that the government needs to do some basic things immediately, which can only restore citizens' trust in democracy and the state system.

Let's start with the election itself. Usually, not more than 60 percent of the votes are cast in elections. If the government cannot create an environment for 80/85 percent of the votes to be cast this time, it seems that it has not done enough to create an environment for the election. In the past, it was said that mainly the youth did not go to vote. But why do the youth not want to go to vote? The main reason seems to be accessibility and cost. The youth working in Kathmandu should take leave to go to their original place to vote, cover travel expenses, and set aside time.

To solve this problem, the government should make arrangements to allow voting even from inter-districts. If it cannot be done directly, it must be done at least proportionally. At least for auxiliary arrangements, voting arrangements should be made in two districts and approved leave and transportation assistance for busy workers should be ensured. Otherwise, corruption has also been seen in the past in the name of taking people to vote from this point. If local geographical and economic barriers are not removed in this way, it will be difficult to increase the voting participation of the youth.

Right now, there is a problem even in making voter ID cards. Currently, 5 to 7 thousand online voter registrations are being done every day. Biometric registration is very low. We lack the equipment to provide biometrics. In such a situation, an environment should be created where biometrics are used to make a national identity card after filling out the form online and adopting some verification. Collecting details repeatedly without using the data that is with the government is annoying to the citizens. If elections are still held in the old way, no different results can be expected. Because, corruption starts even before the election, in the name of transporting voters.

Linking biometrics with the national identity card will make the voter registration process faster, more transparent and less expensive. Only if digital access and privacy are ensured will the youth be willing to actively participate online and through smartphones. If the government cannot manage the voters in the country, how can the voting rights of those abroad be ensured?

Now let's move on to the work and actions of the government. The government formed after the Gen-G movement has not been able to adequately include the new generation. The faces that should have been seen in the cabinet should have represented the new generation. However, that has not been possible. There have been tripartite discussions between Gen-G, political parties and the government with an eye on the elections, which is also positive. However, the sentiments of Gen-G should also be included in every decision, but that has not been possible. For that, we should form a Gen-G council. We have been saying this for a long time in every ministry. That was that Gen-G is an advisor to assist all ministries.

However, since that has not happened so far, there is a gap between those leading the government and Gen-G. The only change that has happened now is that earlier we used to shake the government from the streets, now we are warning from Baluwatar. How much better it would have been if the voices of Gen-G friends from all over Madhesh, Sudurpaschim, and Karnali could have been included in the government. Some may also say that since the role of the ministry is profound, it could not have been given to Gen-G. However, if ministries could not be given, then Gen-G could have been represented in the secretariats. That is why we talked about the Gen-G Council. It has been more than 50 days since the formation of the government, but the issues we have been raising since the first day have not been resolved.

The government's pace has been slow, from the installment of money received by cooperative victims to the action on 23 Bhadra. I myself have participated in several meetings held in Singha Durbar and Baluwatar, and looking at everything, it seems that the shadow of Sher Bahadur Deuba and KP Sharma Oli is still there. It has been a month and a half, and the website of the Prime Minister's Office has not been updated yet. The slider still shows photos of Oli when he was Prime Minister. If such a small work is not done on time, how can other big delivery work be done? That is something that an IT technician can do in a week. The Prime Minister's social media account has also been verified recently. The current generation knows about the government's activities through social media. In such a situation, why doesn't the government mechanism show interest in updating that matter? This is just a common example.

The working style of the government formed after the Gen-G movement had to be completely changed. However, even now it is like the era of Deuba and Oli. We questioned the Prime Minister, even removed him. But while that was happening, what are our mechanisms? How do they work? What is our bureaucracy like? Didn't we think about reforming those issues?

Gen-G had demanded the arrest of the culprits of 23 and 24 Bhadra. The situation of 24 was created due to the barbaric repression on 23. However, now the investigation has been started from the second day. The second day was 'retaliation'. If children had not been killed on the first day, such a situation would not have arisen on the second day. On the first day, Gen-G did not ask for the Prime Minister's resignation. Just as the Takita administration opened fire, the Prime Minister's resignation was demanded after that. In the past too, we used to surround the houses of KP Sharma Oli and Sher Bahadur Deuba on various agendas. However, it was always peaceful. Even the people around them were supporting them. However, seeing the way the state created terror on 23 Bhadra, all citizens have turned against the then government.