KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Coordinator of Hami Nepal and Gen Z activist Sudan Gurung has said that human life holds greater value than physical structures, urging everyone to focus on ensuring justice for those killed during the Gen Z uprising.
He accused political leaders of trying to weaken the movement by adopting a “divide and rule” strategy against the people.
Addressing an event organized at Maitighar Mandala on Thursday to commemorate the martyrs of the Gen Z movement, Gurung expressed anger over the government’s attempt to overshadow the sacrifices of the martyrs by prioritizing the incident of the Singha Durbar fire.
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“People are worried that Singha Durbar was burned down, but a thousand such buildings can be rebuilt,” he said. “But who can bring back the son a mother lost? Even if you sold the entire nation, you couldn’t bring that citizen back to life.”
He stated that the main priority of the movement should be to bring to justice those who ordered and carried out the shootings. “Our focus should be on those who fired the bullets, not on the burned Singha Durbar,” Gurung said.
Gurung described the greatest achievement of the Gen-Z Movement as compelling the government and bureaucracy to become accountable and fearful of the people.
“For the first time in Nepal’s history, the government is afraid of its own people. Citizens are finally able to question ministers directly—‘What have you done?’—and that is our movement’s biggest achievement,” he said, urging everyone to remain united to protect this achievement.
He also accused political leaders of trying to divide citizens and revive the old parties’ dominance, urging people to rise above such delusions. “This is a do-or-die battle—the final fight. We must continue until the nation is truly built,” he declared.
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