KATHMANDU, Nov 2: An audio recording has surfaced in which Sudan Gurung, founder of Hami Nepal, is heard claiming that he prevented Gen-Z activist Raksha Bam from becoming a minister. The audio was made public by Nepal Press online news portal on Sunday.
In the leaked audio, several youths from Sudurpaschim, active in the Gen-Z movement, are also heard expressing dissatisfaction that not a single minister had been appointed to represent Sudurpaschim Province.
Following this, a voice said to be Sudan’s is heard stating, “We stopped Raksha Bam. Her name was dragged into NGO and INGO links, so we blocked it.”
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Gurung further states that when Bam’s name came up for minister, the decision was taken without consulting him or the “boys from Sudurpaschim,” so he intervened.
“I am the one who blocked it. When all the boys said so, shouldn’t it have gone accordingly? If representation was to come from Sudurpaschim, shouldn’t we have been consulted? Shouldn’t the Gen-Z youths of Sudurpaschim decide what to do?” Gurung is heard saying.
He is further heard saying, “We clearly said Raksha Bam should not be chosen. You have to ask us, right? There’s a whole team, a gang from Sudurpaschim. We came all the way from Sudurpaschim as the team leaders.” He also remarks, “You can’t sit in Kathmandu and speak on behalf of Sudurpaschim like that.”
Another voice in the recording is heard saying, “Raksha is someone from Bibeksheel Sajha. We know her background. She runs organizations with foreign funding. She has even publicly said she is happy to be part of such organizations.”
Gurung is also heard alleging that Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal is involved behind these moves.
