The Gen Z upsurge in Nepal has led to the collapse of the Nepal government led by PM K P Oli. Following the state violence on September 8, which caused several deaths and left many more protesters injured, Nepal was subsequently rocked by massive crowd violence and acts of arson, including the setting of the parliament building on fire and attacks targeting leaders and their families across party lines.
Sections of protestors continue to insist that the movement is aimed at securing peaceful change, blaming 'external agitators' for the violence and appealing to the army to enforce curfews to maintain peace and protect public property.
While respecting the Nepali youth and people's right to fight against corruption and determine the future of Nepal, we are deeply concerned by the escalating violence and continuing loss of lives. We hope the people of Nepal succeed in restoring peace and work out a negotiated transition that does not undermine republican secular democracy in Nepal.
Nepal had succeeded in abolishing the monarchy and making a transition to parliamentary democracy largely under the leadership of communists, but ironically today communists seem to be the immediate target of the youth unrest against corruption, nepotism and autocracy. We hope the people of Nepal will guard against any attempt to restore the monarchy and undermine the sovereignty of this Himalayan republic and communists of Nepal will succeed in overcoming this juncture and renewing their role as the most credible force of democracy, progress and people's welfare.
-- Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
