After yesterday’s display, the protestors, more numerous than yesterday, have become radicalized to the point of raiding the houses of the ministers associated with the three big parties and set fire to them. Some of the buildings that have been torched:
- The parliament building
- Fomer PM Deuba’s residence, the school associated with his wife, a hotel owned by his son, his party’s (Congress) headquarters
- Former PM Dahal’s residence and his party’s (CPN MC) headquarters.
- PM Oli’s three houses
- President Paudel’s residence
- Home Minister Lekhak’s residence
- Vice president of CPN UML’s residence
- Finance Minister’s residence
- Multiple minor party buildings and police stations across the country
Now the protestors have devolved to violence for violence’s sake, destroying anything that comes their way. It’s getting scary.
what are the chances of this being co-opted by whoever the Nepalese equivalent of Juan Guaido is
Nepal is located between India and China. India has just moved closer to China dashing western hopes of pitting them against each other for the moment. The strategic value of controlling it for the US is sky high.