Promised crackdown on corruption is not happening fast enough for many who saw government toppled within a day of protests
Prakash Bohora was one of the first of Nepal’s gen Z protesters to feel the sting of a police bullet. Like thousands of other young people, he had taken to the streets of the capital last month to protest against corruption and a draconian ban on social media.
He had no idea that day in Kathmandu would escalate into what is now described as Nepal’s gen Z revolution, which saw the toppling of the government within a day, the dissolution of parliament and appointment of a new interim prime minister, the anti-corruption hardliner Sushila Karki, by the end of the week.
Written by Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/11/nepal-gen-z-protests-one-month-on-slow-change under the title “Unease at slow pace of change in Nepal one month on from gen Z protests”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
