A day before Nepal’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) names its Prime Minister, the interim government is compelled to release a report on the 2025 firing incident in Kathmandu. The report, submitted by former Justice Gauri Bahadur Karki, was handed to Prime Minister Sushila Karki on March 8. The government, under pressure, decided to make public the report along with other investigation findings.
The RSP is set to elect its parliamentary party leader, likely Balendra Shah, amid demands from Gen-Z activists to disclose the probe panel report. The 2025 protests were triggered by youth frustrations over issues like unemployment and corruption. The independent enquiry commission, led by Gauri Bahadur Karki, held former leaders responsible for excessive force use during the protests.
The report revealed that security forces mishandled the protests, firing live rounds without provocation. It recommended institutional restructuring of security forces for accountability. The protests reflected deeper socio-economic issues like unemployment and lack of political representation for the youth. The report’s call for criminal charges against former leaders is seen as unprecedented in Nepal’s democratic history.
