Nepali Congress President Admits Government Error During Recent 'Gen-Z Uprising'

Kathmandu. Nepali Congress President Gagan Kumar Thapa has admitted that the government made mistakes during the 'Gen-Z uprising' that occurred last Bhadra. Addressing the party's election pledge rally organized in Kathmandu on Thursday, he clarified that his party would take responsibility for the shortcomings of that incident.

He stated that since the Congress was a key partner in the government during the time of the movement, the party is ready to take responsibility for the administrative and political errors that occurred then. During his address, President Thapa also publicly apologized to the relatives of the youths who lost their lives during the agitation.

He recalled that the Congress played a leading role in the historic popular movements of 2007, 2046, and 2063/64 BS, and that the party has always been proud of those movements. However, Thapa argued that those proud histories will only be fulfilled if the demands raised by the youth from the streets on Bhadra 23 and 24 are addressed. He pledged that in the coming days, the Congress would move forward according to the sentiments and desires of the Gen-Z youth.

Similarly, Thapa also expressed a commitment not to form unprincipled and unnatural alliances in future politics. Acknowledging that alliances made solely for power have weakened democracy and political stability, he signaled that the Congress would now move forward based on its own agenda and strength.

He stated that there is no alternative to correcting past mistakes and moving forward in order to provide new hope and confidence to the voters in the upcoming elections.