Nepal’s Gen Z protesters, standing up against corruption, nepotism, and social media bans, were met with bullets outside Parliament, leaving 19 dead. PM KP Sharma Oli and Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak showed no remorse, while the youth paid the ultimate price for speaking out. In the face of this unprecedented violence, will Nepalese democracy survive, or has the country witnessed the rise of unchecked authoritarianism?
Opinion
A) Democracy under siege, leaders above the law.
B) Youth resistance will reshape politics.
C) Authoritarianism thriving due to citizen complacency.
Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia — all promised their youth a “demographic dividend” but delivered corruption, unemployment, and protests. India celebrates being the world’s youngest nation, but every year lakhs of youth line up for a handful of Government jobs while Private Sector hiring shrinks. Is our “demographic dividend” already turning into a demographic debt?
नेपाल, श्रीलंका, बांग्लादेश, इंडोनेशिया — सभी ने अपने युवाओं को “जनसांख्यिकीय लाभ” का सपना दिखाया, लेकिन मिला भ्रष्टाचार, बेरोज़गारी और आंदोलन। भारत दुनिया का सबसे युवा देश कहलाता है, लेकिन हर साल लाखों युवा कुछ गिनी-चुनी सरकारी नौकरियों के लिए लाइन में खड़े रहते हैं और निजी क्षेत्र में भी नौकरियाँ घट रही हैं। क्या हमारा “जनसांख्यिकीय लाभ” अब “जनसांख्यिकीय बोझ” बन रहा है?
Punjab’s Rs 12,000 Crores SDRF puzzle – Amarinder Singh Raja Warring alleges that the AAP Government misused disaster relief funds, while floods still devastated farmlands. If true, this raises a burning question, What does the alleged diversion of Rs 12,000 Crores SDRF funds reveal about governance in Punjab?
