Is UML planning to form a group like ‘Youth Force’?

Summary

CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli discusses forming a new mechanism similar to the Youth Force in response to the Gen Z revolt and questions the role of security agencies during the incident.

Key Points
  • CPN (UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli views the September 8-9 incident as a conspiracy and stresses the need for the party to be better prepared for similar future events.
  • UML leaders express dissatisfaction with security agencies' failure during the Gen Z revolt, calling for thorough investigations and reviews of their role.
  • There are suggestions from within the party, including by UML Politburo member Mahesh Basnet, to form a new group called the Digital Generation (DG) Force akin to the earlier Youth Force.
  • Oli compares the current political situation to a class struggle and counter-revolution, emphasizing the party’s need to protect itself from various tactics in politics.
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