Kathmandu, Dec. 9 -- Finally, there has been a formal acknowledgement in the CPN-UML of the legitimate demands raised by the Gen Z protestors. Until now, the second biggest party in the recently dissolved lower house, and especially its chair KP Sharma Oli, had been dismissing the protests as nothing but anarchy.

The UML dissidents led by the party's senior vice-chair Ishwar Pokhrel on Monday made public a 'concept paper' countering party chair Oli's characterisation of the Gen Z movement as a regression.

After making the paper public, they registered it at the party head office, calling for structural reforms to safeguard intra-party democracy.

The dissident faction opposed Oli's view on the Gen Z uprising as Pokhrel prepares to conte...