Army Chief Testifies on Handling of Gen-Z Protests, Cites Constitutional Limits

Kathmandu. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Nepali Army, General Purna Chandra Thapa, clarified that the army fulfilled its duties within constitutional and legal boundaries during the complex situation arising from the Gen-Z protests on Bhadra 23 and 24, 2082 BS. While testifying before the inquiry commission formed to investigate the protests, he provided detailed information regarding the strategic discussion held with the Prime Minister on the morning of Bhadra 24 and the constitutional compulsion for army mobilization.According to COAS Thapa, during the meeting at the Prime Minister's residence in Baluwatar on the morning of Bhadra 24, he...