Surkhet, Dec. 9 -- The Karnali Provincial Assembly has remained paralysed for the past four months after the arson and vandalism during Gen Z protests rendered the assembly hall unusable. The sixth session of the second term of the provincial legislature ended on August 6, and no meeting has been held since.

On September 9, demonstrators set the provincial assembly on fire, destroying key infrastructure. Of the 23 blocks of the provincial assembly, the main chamber, secretariat, meeting halls, the offices of three parliamentary parties, and two thematic committee buildings were completely gutted. As a result, the Karnali provincial government has been unable to call the next session.

Since the blaze, only the daily administrative work a...