Like one famous user on X said, this is the generation that neither forgives nor forgets.
Looks like another set of gen z has done the unthinkable, once again. Honestly at this point if every politician isn’t squirming in their boots and rethinking their decisions, I don’t know when they ever will. The fact that politicians globally believe they can steal resources and buy the latest most expensive designer pieces from ill begotten wealth at the expense of their citizens and go free is beyond wild.
If you are only just waking up to the news, Nepal is experiencing its most intense period of civil unrest in decades. Even though a number of international media outlets are quoting the genesis of the protests as a government directed social media ban (a total of 26 social media apps were banned, which, basically, is just all of them), most of Nepal citizens claim that the ban was just the tip of the iceberg and that much more has been simmering for a while now.
Nobody saw this coming, to be honest. Or maybe while the citizens of Nepal knew, this wave caught the rest of the world by surprise. In just under 2 days politicians’ houses have been set ablaze and protests have gone to levels unmatched before, even as the government kept cracking the whip and intensified the curfew. Not even the firing of live bullets among protesters could deter the determined youth.
In less than 2 days since the protests began, Nepal’s parliament had been burned to the ground.
The government had to think of something – quickly at that.
And they did what all governments do best.
In an effort to restore order, the Nepali Army was deployed across major cities and the Tribhuvan International Airport was temporarily closed to prevent further unrest. The heat was becoming too much from all angles (both domestic and international) at which point the government had no option but to lift the social media ban.
At this point, it was a case of too little too late. Public trust was gone and the young people were baying for blood.
With at least 19 dead and over 100 injured, something had to give. Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli was forced to resign amidst mounting pressure.
As of September 10, 2025, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has not issued a public statement following his resignation the previous day. In his resignation letter to President Ram Chandra Paudel, Oli stated:
“In view of the adverse situation in the country, I have resigned effective today to facilitate the solution to the problem and to help resolve it politically in accordance with the constitution.”
Nepali PM forced to step down, parliament torched amid deadly protests
Politicians in this day and age must hate to see genz coming. But the decision lies squarely at their feet- to either do right by their citizens or do right by their citizens.
The world is calling it the PINK movement, to represent the 4 countries whose gen z dared to stand up for the elite even as their peers kept falling to bullets.
