Gen Z protest-born government yet to plan Martyr Day
Summary
The government formed after the Gen Z protests has not yet started formal preparations to observe the first Gen Z Martyr Day on September 8. Martyr families are planning a blood donation and interaction program in Kathmandu and want the government to make the event a national-level commemoration.
Key Points
- The government has not finalized how it will observe the first Gen Z Martyr Day, even though September 8 was declared an annual memorial day.
- Martyr families plan to hold a program near the Parliament Building in Naya Baneshwor and have applied for permission from the Kathmandu District Administration Office.
- The Gen Z Martyr Family Welfare Society wants Prime Minister Balendra Shah and political leaders to attend the event.
- Activist Rabi Kiran Hamal says the day should be celebrated nationally under a committee led by the Prime Minister.
