Commission Report Details Widespread Violence During Bhadra Protests, Recommends Action Against Leaders

Kathmandu. The report from the commission formed to investigate the protests on Bhadra 23 and 24 has depicted the agitation as an unprecedented nationwide violence and massive destruction in Nepal's history.The commission concluded that the political party activists infiltrated the public outrage, which began after videos of casualties and police repression in Baneshwor on Bhadra 23 were broadcast live on social media, escalating the events of Bhadra 24 into extreme violence.Although the movement started in the name of the Gen Z generation, the report pointed out the direct involvement of local-level leaders and cadres from Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), CPN-UML,...