October 8, 2025
KATHMANDU – It has been over a week since a series of posts began circulating on social media, claiming that another protest is set to take place on October 9. Many of these, mostly on TikTok, carry messages like “Gen Z, be ready, the next protest will be on October 9”. These posts have fuelled speculation and confusion over a potential new wave of Gen Z-led protests.
The posts call for renewed protests, criticising the interim government for failing to ensure a directly elected prime minister. Others say the protests would mark the one-month anniversary of the September 8 demonstration and continue the fight for justice. Some posts are circulating with captions such as “Come, King, save the nation.”
But several Gen Z groups, influencers, and active participants in earlier protests have denied organising any such demonstration. They have urged people not to believe in rumours, to stay alert, and to avoid unnecessary risks.
Despite the growing online buzz, no identifiable group or organisation has claimed responsibility for the circulating social media posts about the rumoured October 9 protests. The posts provide no concrete details or affiliations and appear to be from scattered individual accounts, some anonymous, others newly created, many with unclear origins.
Accounts such as Naya Nepal, Rising Voice of Nepal, and Nepal Updates are some of the few calling for protests. Nepal News 24/7, for example, has shared posts like: “At Gundu, main target Mahesh Basnet and his jholeys, Gen Z, are you ready for these dogs.”
These posts feature recycled footage from the September 8 protest, showing young demonstrators injured or speaking to media, edited with captions demanding that “the fight must begin again”.
Many posts have mentioned gathering spots such as Maitighar (Kathmandu), and Gundu (Bhaktapur), the current residence of the CPN-UML chief and immediate past prime minister KP Sharma Oli, who has been living there since his ouster last month.
This has alarmed several Gen Z groups, who suspect political manipulation and opportunistic forces behind the sudden surge in such content.
The mixed messages have fueled confusion online. On Reddit, users have been debating whether a protest will actually take place.
Gen Z figures have moved swiftly to distance themselves from the rumoured event.
Miraj Dhungana, on TikTok, said the Gen Z movement had “already achieved more than expected from the September 8 protest” and that joining another demonstration “without a clear purpose or direction would be meaningless.”
“There is no reason to protest right now,” he added. “If our demands are not met, we should create pressure, but not through vandalism or rage. This [rumoured October 9 demonstration] is not by Gen Z, and Gen Z will not participate.”
His video has since garnered over 265,800 likes and 8,000 shares on
TikTok, indicating broad support for restraint and scepticism towards the October 9 calls.
Several other young voices have echoed the same message.
Tanuja Pandey, an active participant in the Gen Z movement, told the Post that the circulating posts were concerning because some included calls for violence and vandalism, with some even suggesting harm to foreign embassies in Nepal. “It seems more like a protest called by pro-monarchy groups,” she added.
The Instagram page, Council of Gen Z, with 4,900 followers, also released a public notice, stating explicitly that there will be no protests on October 8 or 9. The account is linked to the popular Discord community ‘Youth Against Corruption’, which has more than 160,000 members and is moderated by Hami Nepal.
Prabesh Dahal, another Gen Z movement participant, urged followers to stay calm, saying, “The protest is being organised in a specific area [Gundu], and it seems politically motivated. We do not support such aggressive tactics.”
Several content creators and influencers Ratan Karki, Supriya Shrestha (official), Kanxa Fx, who had supported the September 8 Gen Z protests, have also released videos urging people not to be misled.
One popular content creator whose posts were widely circulated during Gen Z protests, Renab Bogati, warned that such politically driven unrest could harm Nepal’s image, “If such actions continue, Nepal could risk being perceived as a terrorist country… We heavily rely on remittances, and such a perception could have severe consequences.”
Adding to the confusion, monarchist Durga Prasai had on September 23 posted a video stating that his group would “resume protests after Dashain, Tihar, and Chhath,” pledging to continue “until a Hindu nation is established.”
Many Gen Z groups now suspect that some of the October 9 posts could be linked to such pro-monarchy or politically aligned movements, masquerading as part of the Gen Z campaign.
In a collective response, several Gen Z-led groups, including Indigenous GenZ Collective, GenZ Movement Alliance (National Council), howtodeshbikash, GenZ Parsa, Muslim GenZ Nepal, Nawa Yug, New Wave, Gen Z Movement Alliance–Districts Councils Forum, and Gen Z Chitwan, issued a joint statement.
“We have no involvement in the speculated October 9 event, either directly or indirectly,” the statement reads. “We urge all our supporters, well-wishers, and fellow Nepali brothers and sisters not to participate in any provocative or violent activities.”
Another group, ‘Gen.ZNepal’, which played a key role in the information sharing and calls for the peaceful September 8 protest, also released a statement on October 3 denying any plans or involvement in the rumoured protest.
“Some individuals and groups, wishing that elections not be held, that peace not be established, and that instability persist indefinitely, are brazenly attempting to push the country towards another crisis,” their statement reads.
After Gen Z groups confirmed no protest was planned for October 9, many users welcomed the clarification, saying previous demonstrations had already caused enough disruption. Some also thanked them for clearing the confusion. A few others questioned why protesting is seen as the sole domain of Gen Z, arguing that people from other age groups also have the right to organise if they wish.
“We don’t know how these posts began circulating or who is behind them,” said Rakshya Bam, another participant in the Gen Z movement. “Like others, I only learned about it through social media, and then, we [Gen.Z Nepal] issued a press release addressing the speculations. The government should investigate this matter further.”
On Tuesday evening, however, a post began circulating that NTEK-Z, a previously unknown group led by Surendra Gharti, had obtained permission from the Kathmandu chief district officer (CDO) to organise a peaceful demonstration at Maitighar Mandala on October 9.
The letter, shared by Surendra Magar on his Facebook page with over 6,900 followers, stated that during a meeting of the NTEK-Z team on Tuesday, the group decided to organise a peaceful event and assembly at Maitighar on October 9, from 10 am to 3:00 pm. It also requested the administration to arrange necessary security measures.
Magar accompanied the letter with a post identifying himself as the organiser, writing that the “CDO has granted permission for the grand campaign on October 9”.
Earlier posts on Magar’s page show that he had also promoted protests scheduled for October 4 under the banner of NTEK-Z’s “Grand Campaign on Corruption and Serious Crime Control.”
His more recent posts outline the group’s objectives, which include opposing the misuse of power and authority for personal or collective gain, promoting government transparency, and combating corruption and mismanagement.
According to Muktiram Rijal, the information officer at the CDO, the group did receive official permission for the event. He said, “Permission for a peaceful demonstration in areas designated by the government is open to everyone.”
However, it remains unclear whether other social media posts calling for protests on Thursday are connected to the same NTEK-Z group. Various online accounts have shared differing agendas, ranging from demands for a directly elected prime minister, reinstatement of the monarchy, to calls for anti-corruption action and demonstrations targeting political leaders at Gundu.
What is clear, though, is that Gen Z groups have not endorsed or organised any protests on October 9.