Former PM Oli Warns State Entities Against Misuse of Power

Kathmandu. CPN (UML) Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has warned individuals and bodies within the state apparatus against misusing their authority and urged them to remain restrained. Speaking at a program in Kathmandu on Wednesday, he mentioned that time and circumstances do not always remain the same, and cautioned those in responsible positions within the state not to act recklessly.

Recalling Nepal's political history, he claimed that powerful systems like the Rana regime, Panchayat dictatorship, and monarchy have fallen, and therefore the current 'anarchic system' will not last long. Chairman Oli drew the government's attention to the arson and destruction of national property that occurred on Bhadra 23 and 24, accusing the government of trying to overlook such nationwide disruptive and criminal activities.

Speaking at the program, he said, 'I want to tell the institutions and individuals within the state apparatus—time and circumstances do not always remain the same. Do not act too recklessly. The situation will not always be the same. The Rana regime fell, the Panchayat dictatorship fell, the monarchy fell, many systems have gone. How long will this anarchic system be a guest? This anarchic system cannot last long. I had said earlier that the disruptive activities, arson, and destruction of national property that occurred on Bhadra 23-24 are being attempted to be casually overlooked as if they were nothing. This is not a small matter.' He urged that such serious crimes as burning national property should not be considered minor and should be taken seriously.

Chairman Oli stated that the events of Bhadra 23 and 24 were not ordinary protests or revolutions but a pre-planned conspiracy orchestrated to displace the then government. He cited a summary of the National Human Rights Commission's report, claiming that these events were part of sponsored and criminal activities. Oli argued that when the government, which was strong constitutionally and democratically with a clear popular mandate, could not be overthrown through legal and parliamentary processes, an illegal and criminal path was adopted.

He also mentioned that long-term training and preparation were undertaken in the background of these events. According to Oli, technical preparations such as methods of arson, manufacturing and ignition of petrol bombs, and making flammable materials more dangerous were made in advance. He asserted that this was not an accidental event but a planned progression, and claimed that schemes to make popular leaders unpopular and to fabricate false accusations against them were also part of the same plan.

Clarifying his statement, he added, 'Some call the events of Bhadra 23 and 24 a protest, some call it a revolution. Those who did it would call it a revolution. They would also call the activities that caused the deaths of youth and young people a revolution. They would naturally organize criminal activities themselves and then blame others after eating the cucumber. But it was a conspiratorial, pre-planned event. This is not my statement. A summary of the National Human Rights Commission's report states that the events of Bhadra 23 and 24 were pre-planned, conspired, and sponsored. That is the reality. That conspiracy was indeed against us. We were in a strong constitutional and democratic position. We were the government elected by the people with a majority, and that government had an overwhelming majority. Attempts were made multiple times to overthrow and dismantle that government through constitutional, legal, and parliamentary means. But that was not possible.'

He further added, 'When it was not possible, a conspiracy was hatched to displace the government through illegal and criminal means. For that, training was conducted from before. Training was given on how to set fires, how to make highly flammable substances, how to prepare petrol bombs, how to make flammable materials more flammable and burn at high temperatures, and how to adopt methods for quick ignition. A plan was made on how to cause arson incidents nationwide. Information about the locations of leaders' houses was collected through Google. Parliament House, Singha Durbar, and the Supreme Court were visible to everyone. Various commercial establishments and industries were also visible. However, since the houses, residences, and properties of leaders are located within alleys and residential areas, they were identified and information was distributed through Google. This did not happen accidentally at that time. This had been happening from the preceding days. The events of Bhadra 23 and 24 were not just the product of that time. Plans were also made on how to make popular leaders unpopular, how to falsely accuse them, and how to influence public opinion by creating fabricated allegations.'

He described the incident as an attempt to 'eat the cucumber and smear the seeds on someone else's face,' citing the tendency to organize criminal activities and then blame others. Chairman Oli's statement appears to express his strong dissatisfaction with the current style of governance and security situation.