UML dissident faction recognises Gen Z protests

Rival Ishwar Pokhrel camp accuses party chief KP Oli of stifling internal democracy and centralising power.

Finally, there has been a formal acknowledgement in the CPN-UML of the legitimate demands raised by the Gen Z protestors. Until now, the second biggest party in the recently dissolved lower house, and especially its chair KP Sharma Oli, had been dismissing the protests as nothing but anarchy.