Gen-Z protests: Govt decides to conduct judicial probe of loss

Kathmandu, Sept 9: The government has decided carry out the judicial investigation of the loss of lives and properties happened across the country during the Gen-Z protests of Monday.

A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Monday decided to carry out the judicial probe of the incident, according to the Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung.

The meeting has extended sympathies to the families of those bereaved ones and decided to provide relief and compensation, ensure free treatment to the injured ones, Minister Gurung said.

The government has also urged the Gen-Z to postpone their protest programmes and cooperate with the government for maintaining law and order.

The cabinet meeting came to the conclusion that infiltrations were reported in the protests and the perpetrators would be booked after the investigations, Minister Gurung mentioned.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology was given the responsibility for the facilitation to resume the social networking platforms.