Q&A: Om Prakash Aryal on a year of political upheaval and the unfinished Gen Z agenda

The former home minister discusses the legacy of last year’s September uprising, the interim government’s efforts to restore constitutional rule, the search for accountability and why he says fear and revenge cannot be the basis of government.

The Gen Z uprising of September last year overturned Nepal’s political order and forced the formation of an interim government. Om Prakash Aryal served as home minister in the government that followed. He spoke to Kantipur Television’s Rupesh Shrestha about his time in office, the experience of overseeing an election, and the government’s response to the demands of the Gen Z movement.