Like many commentators, we chose not to reflect on the Gen Z protest that took place in Kathmandu during September 2025, considering the protest as a momentary event which will fade away as time passed.
The abrupt changes that were brought to the fore on the pretext of Gen Z movement—like discrediting of existing party system completely, physical assaults on senior party leaders, destruction of government offices including Parliament, Judiciary, Provincial Assembly buildings, besides various ministry buildings, and police stations—were so shocking that all those who knew Nepal has a long experience of absorbing ‘revolutions’ in the past, found these changes outrageous and detrimental to a healthy democratic system.
