Kathmandu, Dec. 25 -- Former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has said that he will appear before the inquiry commission that is investigating the deadly crackdown of the Gen Z protests of September 8 and 9 to record his statement.

"I am going to appear before the commission to record my statement on Monday," he told reporters at the Nepali Congress party headquarters on Thursday.

On Wednesday, several Nepali Congress leaders during the party's meeting had advised Lekhak to appear before the inquiry commission to record his statement. The commission, led by former judge Gauri Bahadur Karki, on Tuesday sent a summons to Lekhak, who was home minister during the anti-corruption movement that left 77 people dead and scores injured. He resigned o...