First Cabinet meeting clears way to probe Oli, Lekhak, others

Decides to implement Gauri Bahadur Karki commission’s inquiry report on Gen Z protest crackdown.

With the government’s decision to implement the report of Gauri Bahadur Karki Commission, which investigated the September 8-9 incidents, law enforcement agencies can now probe the immediate past prime minister KP Oli, then home minister Ramesh Lekhak, then home secretary Gokarna Mani Duwadi, then chief district officer of Kathmandu Chhabi Rijal for their roles in cracking down on the Gen Z youth protest. Nineteen people, mostly young protesters, were killed on the first day of the protest on September 8.