The report from the inquiry commission has exposed the fact that the National Investigation Department (NID), considered the eyes and ears of the state, completely failed during the Gen Z movement. The commission concluded that the country suffered irreparable loss of life and property because the then chief of this organization, Hutraj Thapa, who holds the main responsibility of identifying, analyzing imminent threats to national security, and alerting other security agencies in time, failed to perform his official duties. It appears that the protests on Bhadra 23 and 24 escalated because the intelligence agency, which is considered the backbone of any...