KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Cooperative fraud victims who have been staging protests outside the Problematic Cooperatives Management Office in Buddhanagar since November 21 said that even the Gen Z government — formed on an anti-corruption platform — has failed to address their problems.
The protesters have been demanding the return of their deposited savings and action against those responsible for misappropriating funds.
Cooperative victims stage demonstration in Kathmandu (In Pictur...
Rajkumar Dhakal, a victim from Pashupati Cooperative in Banepa, said he lost Rs 1.8 million — savings he had set aside for his children’s education. According to him, the cooperative has been shut for three years, and its operators have gone into hiding. During this period, victims staged 108 days of protest at Ratnapark and 63 days at Thapathali. They have now been holding continuous demonstrations in Buddhanagar since November 21.
Dhakal said repeated talks with the government have yielded no results. Many victims, he added, have fallen into depression due to prolonged financial stress. He himself is undergoing treatment. “Even the citizen-led government formed after the ‘Gen Z’ movement has failed to address our demands,” he said.
Protesters carried placards reading: “Deliver justice to cooperative victims”, “The government is responsible for returning every saver’s deposit”, “Let’s build a corruption-free Nepal”, “The state must take full responsibility for reimbursing all victims”, and “Why no action against politically protected middlemen inside the Problematic Cooperatives Office?” among others.
