It has been 20 years since the then King Gyanendra Shah, who was defeated in the 2062/63 people's movement, reestablished the House of Representatives. The country has gone through many twists and turns on this journey of democracy. The end of the armed conflict, the formation of a constitution by the people's representatives, the democratization and restructuring of the state are the main achievements. For anyone who suffered the tragedy of the autocratic rule led by Gyanendra, the current freedom is an incomparable achievement. The possibility of economic and social progress for the citizens and the state is even greater now.

However, Nepal has failed to progress with the speed with which it could have progressed in this two-decade period. Despite having an excellent system, the desire for economic prosperity has not been fulfilled due to the weakness of the political leadership. The Gen-G movement of the last 23 and 24 Bhadra has given the country a new political direction. After the elections on 21 Falgun, a new generation has come to power. The path ahead should be towards strengthening democracy and addressing the aspirations of the people.

On 8 Jestha 2059, after the then Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba recommended the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the then King Gyanendra approved it, the country was plunged into a deep political crisis. Because, Deuba failed to hold elections on the scheduled date during the dissolution. After proposing to postpone the elections, Gyanendra dismissed Deuba on 18 Asoj 2059, calling him ‘incompetent’. After that, he himself started the practice of appointing the Prime Minister by selecting a person.

The government formed after the elections should strive to fulfill the aspirations of the citizens while keeping in mind the facilities and limits of democracy. In the meantime, he himself took the lead in the government on 19 Magh 2061, in a ‘coup’ against Deuba, who had become the Prime Minister again. And, with the support of the army, he imposed autocracy. The parties had fought against that same autocracy. In the process, a twelve-point agreement was reached between the Maoists and the seven parliamentary parties, which had been fighting an armed struggle against the state since 2052, and they had declared a people's movement in a unified manner. The people's movement, which began on 24 Chaitra 2062, ended on 11 Baisakh 2063. On that day, Gyanendra had re-established the House of Representatives, saying that the people's fate had been entrusted to the people.

After the people's movement, the wishes of the Nepali people were clear - an end to the miserable daily life created by the decade-long armed conflict, a constitution written by the representatives of the citizens, inclusion as one community was dominant in the state structure, a republic as the federal system, monarchy and democracy could not move forward together, to make the character of the state more democratic and common to all religious communities.

The purpose of all these was to prepare the basis for the economic and social progress of the citizens. The goal was to create a governance environment where everyone can progress. In this period of two decades, almost all political objectives have been achieved. If we look at it only from the political perspective, Nepal's democracy is among the best in the world. The constitution itself has adopted liberal democracy. But the desire for economic progress is still incomplete. As a result, the dreams seen by the citizens after democracy are still incomplete.

During the struggle against the king's autocracy, the parties had expressed their commitment not to repeat the weaknesses of the past. Point 6 of the twelve-point agreement of Mangsir 2062 stated that 'the CPN (Maoist) has expressed its commitment not to repeat the weaknesses of the past by self-reviewing and self-criticizing the mistakes and weaknesses of the past'. Similarly, in point 7, it was stated that ‘the seven political parties have self-reflected on the mistakes and weaknesses they made while in parliament and government in the past and have expressed their commitment not to repeat such mistakes and weaknesses now.’

But after the success of the people’s movement, the parties that came to the leadership of the executive and legislature repeated the same old weaknesses. They put the lust for power at the center. It took nine years to write the constitution. Instability prevailed in the governance. Economic development was not a priority. When every major irregularity scandal came up, the top leaders of the big parties started joining in, but they were not taken into action. Due to partisanship, everything from the courts to the universities lost their dignity. The compulsion to go abroad for employment did not decrease.

The Gen-G movement was held on the 23rd, demanding an end to the dominance of a single face in governance, misrule, corruption, and nepotism, and demanding the lifting of the government's ban on social media platforms. But the government carried out widespread repression on that day. After 21 people died on that day, a counter-protest was held on the 24th. However, destruction was also caused under the cover of the Gen-G movement. In addition to symbolic institutions/offices such as the Parliament Building, Singha Durbar, Supreme Court, and the President's Office, many buildings across the country were burned.

Commercial and business establishments were also burned, looted, and vandalized. Due to this, the then Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was forced to resign. After that, a government was formed under the leadership of former Chief Justice Sushila Karki and elections have also been held. Citizens have expressed their wishes through elections. And, a strong government was formed a month ago.