I sincerely hope The Gray Zone’s report is not true. But before we rush to conclusions, Nepal must answer a more fundamental question: Why has the full report of our own National Human Rights Commission not yet been made public, and why have its findings not been fully implemented?
The National Human Rights Commission’s findings themselves raise serious questions about the alleged systematic burning of the country, the incitement of violence, the creation of a state of lawlessness, and the roles of those involved. These are not matters that can be buried for political convenience. The complete report must be made public, and every serious allegation must be subjected to an independent, credible, and impartial investigation.
If the allegations reported by The Gray Zone are also proven to be true, Nepal will face a historic political and constitutional crisis. At that point, there can be no political protection, selective justice, or immunity for anyone.
If it is established that anyone operated as part of a foreign regime-change agenda, acted according to an external strategy, received undisclosed or illicit funding, deliberately contributed to turning the country into ashes, pushed a peaceful movement toward violence, or attacked the Nepali people and their sovereignty, they must be held accountable under Nepali law.
No foreign agenda, hidden funding, or political influence can place anyone above the sovereignty of the Nepali people.
Parliament Must Find Its Way Back
The House of Representatives is now on its deathbed. Yet this is the very institution that should have raised the people’s issues, exercised oversight over the government, and ensured that any government formed through it remained accountable to the people.
Instead, it is rapidly losing public trust. There is a growing perception that the sovereign House of Representatives has been reduced to a puppet of Balen and Rabi, rather than functioning as an independent institution representing the will of the people. But Parliament still has a chance to find its way back.
Nepal does not need another powerful personality. Nepal needs a powerful state, an independent Parliament, independent institutions, accountable leadership, and justice. And if the truth is uncomfortable, so be it. Let the truth come out. Let the evidence speak. Let accountability follow.
It must reclaim its constitutional role, recover its independence, and prove that it is not controlled by any individual, government, or political faction. The House of Representatives must return to the people, and the government formed through it must once again become answerable to the people.
That is why we do not want Parliament to be dissolved as the first option. We want Parliament to correct itself, reclaim its authority, and provide the country with a peaceful and constitutional political solution.
There would then be two possible political paths.
First: the current government must be replaced through Parliament, and a new government must be formed through the sovereign House of Representatives. At the same time, Balen Shah, Sudan Gurung, Rabi Lamichhane, and anyone else found responsible must face an immediate, independent, and impartial investigation. If criminal responsibility is established through due process, they must face the full force of the law, including imprisonment and the strictest punishment permitted by law.
Second: if Parliament fails to reclaim its constitutional role and cannot provide a peaceful and constitutional political solution, the country could be pushed toward the far more unpleasant path of dissolution of Parliament. That is precisely the outcome we do not want.
At this critical moment, Nepal’s permanent state institutions, security agencies, judiciary, civil society, youth, and citizens must all act responsibly. This is no longer merely a dispute between political personalities. The real question is whether we will protect individuals or protect the state.
As a Gen Z leader, my answer is clear: the state must come first, and no individual is above accountability.
We want a political solution through the House of Representatives itself. We want a peaceful, constitutional, and democratic exit from this crisis, not another cycle of violence, instability, and political revenge.
The nearly two-thirds mandate given to the Rastriya Swatantra Party must return to the sovereign House of Representatives. That mandate belongs to the people. It cannot become the private property or political instrument of Balen, Rabi, or any other individual.
The Gen Z movement was never meant to replace one form of political impunity with another. We did not demand accountability merely to create a new class of untouchables.
If anyone participated in burning the country, inciting violence, creating a state of lawlessness, weakening state institutions, or compromising national sovereignty, they must answer to the law regardless of their name, popularity, political position, or connections.
Nepal does not need another powerful personality. Nepal needs a powerful state, an independent Parliament, independent institutions, accountable leadership, and justice. And if the truth is uncomfortable, so be it. Let the truth come out. Let the evidence speak. Let accountability follow.
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