During the Gen-Z protest against corruption, mismanagement, and social media ban, a total of 253 structures were vandalized and set on fire in Lumbini Province, including 147 government offices and public structures, 38 party offices, and 68 private properties. Among the 12 districts under Lumbini Province, Rolpa, Palpa, and Rukum East remained relatively calm. However, in the districts of Bardiya, Banke, Dang, Arghakhanchi, Pyuthan, Kapilvastu, Rupandehi, Gulmi, and Nawalparasi (West), protesters vandalized physical structures and set fire to government documents and vehicles, causing damage.
According to INSEC Dang Representative Jaynarayan Pun, 50 government offices, 10 party offices, five public/business structures, and 11 private properties were vandalized and set on fire in Dang. While the government is still collecting details of the damages, information provided by the concerned offices shows that 50 government offices, 10 political party offices, seven public and commercial buildings and firms, as well as the residences of nine people’s representatives and party leaders, were vandalized and set on fire. Preliminary information received by INSEC shows that at least 74 offices, public buildings, party offices, and private houses were damaged in the district, with the highest number of 45 in Ghorahi, 24 in Tulsipur, and seven in Lamahi.
Protesters vandalized and set fire to public offices in Ghorahi, causing damage. These included the District Land Revenue Office, Survey Office, Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan Office, Ward Offices No. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, and 18 of Ghorahi, District Court, Government Attorney’s Office, Land Commission, Urban Development, Education Coordination Unit, Water Supply Division, Cottage Industry Office, Road Division, Infrastructure Development Office, District Election Office, District Coordination Committee, District Traffic Police Office, Mechanical Office, and District Postal Office.
Similarly, in the Tulsipur, protesters vandalized and set fire to the Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan Office, Ward Offices No. 8, 16, and 18, the Land Revenue Office, High Court, Office of the High Government Attorney, Survey Office, Public Service Commission, Area Administration Office, Internal Revenue Office, Transport Management Office, Nepal Oil Corporation office, Urban Development Office, Irrigation Office, and Soil Conservation Office.
In Lamahi, protesters vandalized and set fire to the Lamahi Municipality Office and the Ward No. 5 Office. They also vandalized and set fire to the residence of a provincial minister located in Lamahi.
Similarly, in Ghorahi, protesters vandalized the public auditorium, and in Tulsipur, they damaged the multi-purpose commercial tower constructed by the Sub-Metropolitan Office. In Ghorahi, the JCI building of a social organization and Hotel MALAINN Ghorahi were also vandalized and set on fire. Claiming that political parties played a role in promoting corruption in the country, Gen-Z protesters also attacked party offices. They set fire to a total of 10 party offices in Ghorahi, Lamahi, and Tulsipur, including three offices of the CPN-UML, three of the Nepali Congress, three of the CPN-Maoist Centre, and one of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. Protesters also burned the houses of local representatives and party leaders.
They vandalized and set fire to the homes of several political leaders, including: the house of CPN-UML General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel in Bajauri, CPN-UML Central Committee member Komal Oli’s house in Tulsipur, UML leader Hirachandra KC’s house in Tulsipur, UML Dang Chairperson Shivakumar Acharya’s house in Ghorahi Panaura, Nepali Congress Central Committee member Gehendra Giri’s house in Tulsipur, Lumbini Provincial Assembly member Raju Khanal’s house in Ghorahi, and the houses of Ghorahi Sub-Metropolitan Mayor Narulal Chaudhary and Deputy Mayor Humakumari DC.
Assistant Chief District Officer Yagya Bahadur Budha said that the District Administration Office, Dang, stated that an exact assessment of the damages will be available once the police complete their reports. He added that the government offices, political party offices, and social organization offices have been damaged. However, they have requested information from all locations, and the accurate details will be available soon. While details of the damages are still being compiled, services at offices have become uncertain following the vandalism and arson. With local government buildings, computers, internet services, and important files destroyed by fire, local authorities are currently unable to provide immediate services to the public. Not only the Sub-Metropolitan and Ward Offices, but also key institutions such as courts, land revenue offices, survey offices, and government attorney offices, have suffered vandalism, arson, and destruction of critical files, leaving them unable to deliver services promptly. The building has burned down, glass and furniture are broken, and there is no place to operate, said Madhav Wali, spokesperson of the Tulsipur Sub-Metropolitan Office. The incident has made it impossible to even rent temporary premises for government offices. He added that it could take at least a month to secure a functional building and resume services.
According to INSEC representative Dhrubaraj Sharma from Banke, in Banke, protesters vandalized and set fire to 47 government offices and public sites, five party offices, one organization, and four private properties, causing damage to physical structures, furniture, vehicles, and government documents.
According to INSEC representative Prakash Paudel from Bardiya, during the Gen-Z protest on the evening of 9 September, protesters vandalized and set fire to one government office, one public site, two party offices, and one private property in Bardiya. The damaged public and private sites included the Guleriya Municipality Office, the statue of Ganeshman Singh, the CPN-UML party office, the Nepali Congress party office, and the residence of Provincial Assembly member Sanjay Gautam.
According to INSEC representative Rima BC from Rupandehi, during the protest on 9 September, protesters vandalized and set fire to 19 government offices, four party offices, and the private properties of 15 individuals in Rupandehi, causing damage to physical structures, furniture, vehicles, and government documents.
According to INSEC representative Narayan Parajuli from Nawalparasi (West) on 9 September, protesters vandalized and set fire to 18 government offices and public sites, four party offices, and 21 private properties, causing damage to physical structures and furniture.”
According to INSEC representative Rima BC from Kapilvastu, six government offices, three party offices, and the private properties of nine individuals were vandalized, with vehicles, documents, and furniture set on fire. The affected offices included the Land Reform Office, Land Revenue Office, Survey Office, District Court, District Prison, the Office of Banganga Municipality, three main party offices, and the private properties of nine individuals.
According to INSEC representative Kul Bahadur Nepali from Arghakhanchi, protesters vandalized and set fire to four government offices, four district party offices, and one private building. The damages include the District Coordination Committee Office, Sandhikharka Municipality, Ward No. 1, 2 Offices of Sandhikharka Municipality, Nepali Congress party office, CPN-UML party office, CPN-Maoist Centre district party office, Janamorcha party office, and the residence of Lumbini Province Chief Minister Chetan Narayan Acharya.
According to INSEC representative Ravindra Pandey from Pyuthan, during the protest on 9 September, the Pyuthan Municipality Office suffered minor vandalism and fire, and the district party offices of CPN-UML, CPN-Maoist Centre, Nepali Congress, and Rastriya Janamorcha were vandalized and set on fire, causing damage to their physical structures, furniture, and documents. He reported that no other incidents occurred in the district.
According to INSEC representative Toplal Aryal from Gulmi, during the Gen-Z protests, the offices of the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, and CPN-Maoist Centre were vandalized, but no damage occurred to government or private properties.