Kathmandu: Mid-level leaders of Nepal’s major political parties have emphasized the need to form an interim government in line with the spirit of the Gen-Z movement, stressing that it must be done within constitutional parametres.
They also agreed on the urgent need to establish powerful commissions to investigate recent violence and ensure good governance.
In a joint statement, 16 leaders—including representatives from the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Centre), Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), CPN-Unified Socialist, Janata Samajbadi Party, as well as independent lawmakers—acknowledged their parties’ failure to uphold democratic values internally. They collectively apologized to the people for these shortcomings.
The statement called for the creation of a special commission to investigate the loss of lives and property, damage to public and private assets, and targeted attacks that occurred during the protests. The commission, they said, should identify those responsible and ensure legal action.
Additionally, the leaders demanded the establishment of a high-level commission to scrutinize the assets of all individuals, including those holding top positions in the state, as part of broader efforts to end corruption. They also urged the formation of commissions to review and reform the constitution, and pressed for legal amendments to introduce reforms within political parties themselves.
Signatories to the joint statement included: Minendra Rijal, NP Saud, and Chandra Bhandari from the Nepali Congress; Surendra Prasad Pandey and Gokarna Bista from the CPN-UML; Dhan Raj Thapa, Ram Kumari Jhakri, and Prakash Jwala from the CPN (Unified Socialist); Janardan Sharma, Devendra Paudel, Sudan Kirati, and Aman Lal Modi from the Maoist Centre; Santosh Pariyar from the Rastriya Swatantra Party; Raj Kishor Yadav from the Janata Samajbadi Party; and independent MP Amaresh Singh.
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