The media has made the report of the inquiry commission formed to investigate the incidents of 23 and 24 Bhadra public on Wednesday before the government makes it public. It is said that the government, which has been ignoring the increasing pressure to make it public since the commission submitted its report, will also make the report public. Even if it is late, once the government makes the report public in a formal manner, it will gain legitimacy and the process of implementing the recommendations can move forward.

The report of the Gen-G movement has reached the public in the background of the public not being able to read the reports of past major movements and incidents. It has informed the public about many aspects of the Gen-G movement. However, along with the report, the public is interested in the implementation of its recommendations. When the current government led by Sushila Karki was reluctant to make the report public, the issue of implementation was also overlooked. The new government that is now being formed should also prioritize this issue.

Formed after the Gen-G movement The Council of Ministers led by former Chief Justice Sushila Karki had formed the inquiry commission on 5 Asoj under the coordination of former Justice Gauri Bahadur Karki. The commission submitted its report to the Prime Minister on February 24.

The report concluded that the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and Inspector General of Nepal Police Chandrakuber Khapung did not take any action to stop the police firing for four hours before the curfew was imposed on February 23, and recommended action against them under Sections 181 and 182 of the Criminal Code.

Similarly, action has been recommended against the then Home Secretary Gokarna Mani Duwadi, Armed Police Inspector General Raju Aryal, the then Chief of the National Investigation Department Hutraj Thapa and the then CDO of Kathmandu Chhabilal Rijal under Section 182. Section 181 states that ‘no one shall kill anyone by negligent act’ and Section 182 states that ‘no one shall kill anyone by negligent act’. Action has also been recommended against officials holding various other responsibilities.

The commission seems to have put a lot of effort into collecting and analyzing the facts of the 23rd Bhadra incident. It is also well-examined where and why there were weaknesses in the context of the first day. The role and weaknesses of officials of various organs and bodies of the state have also been exposed.

The then Prime Minister has also been found guilty. It has been mentioned that the Prime Minister will be the custodian of the system and that ‘the responsibility of taking credit for good deeds done in the country and taking the blame for bad deeds will also fall on the Prime Minister’.

There is generally not much confusion in Nepali society regarding the 23rd Bhadra incident. The only thing that was awaited was whether the commission would recommend action or not. The commission has addressed that to some extent. There were questions in Nepali society regarding the 24th Bhadra incident. Because, vandalism, arson and looting took place across the country at about the same time on that day. In the process, the Parliament building, Singha Durbar, Supreme Court, government offices, commercial establishments, and media houses were also set on fire.

There are doubts in Nepali society about this. The commission also stated that the investigation so far has not been able to collect enough solid evidence to recommend prosecution for the people involved in the 24 Bhadra incident. It has said that a detailed investigation is needed to reach the accused. Therefore, the commission's report is incomplete.

It has not answered many questions. In the context of the Gen-G movement, 76 people died. Of these, 51 were shot (protesters), 3 were beaten (police), 9 were burned (fire/explosion), 1 jumped from a window (Indian citizen) and 1 person whose cause is unknown, according to the commission. Of these, 5 were women and 71 were men. Of the deaths, 35 were in the age group of 14 to 29 years. Similarly, 20 were in the age group of 30 to 45 years.

This has resulted in the death of many people, and the number of youth has increased. The data on when and who was killed or died is in place, but a person's life is complete in itself. Therefore, the state should always be sensitive to the incident in which so many people were killed. The next government should feel the loss of so many lives and material property in its decisions and working style.

Especially, the RSVP's large majority and approval of Balendra Shah as the Prime Minister are also due to this movement and the expectations associated with it. This party and Shah, who became the Prime Minister on its behalf, should be honest. The commission has also recommended action against many of the then officials. It has also suggested and recommended reforms for various institutions and structures. Of course, there are many weaknesses in the report. But for the time being, the government should be serious about the reforms that need to be made to prevent incidents and weaknesses like those of 23 and 24 Bhadra from recurring.