Why Nepal’s Young Are Raging. What Now For Its Old Elite?

A political class presiding over a spoils system, which spawned a group of privileged ‘nepo kids’, underestimated Gen-Z frustration. Around 8 lakh young people exit the country every year. Now, even Nepal’s new constitutional system, adopted in 2015, is at risk, writes a Nepali journalist.

Nepal’s PM KP Oli was forced to resign Tuesday amidst rising pressure following state brutality against agitating Gen-Z protesters the day before. His exit raises serious questions about the relevance of Nepal’s leadership and the new political system established through the 2015 constitution.
It’s clear the power-wielding troika, comprising Oli of CPN-UML, Nepali Congress president Sher Bahadur Deuba and Maoist chief Prachanda, is facing the worst wrath of the Nepali youth, exasperated by the political leadership’s lack of accountability, ill-governance and rampant corruption.