“The government did not really take the Gen Z protest seriously,” Sharma said. Vijay V.K., a 24-year-old Christian in Kathmandu, participated in one such group supporting the Gen Z initiative. Though media reports attributed the arson to Gen Z protesters, V.K. Subedi personally contacted several churches to check on Christian Gen Z members. “Gen Z leaders made it clear they do not want Nepal declared a Hindu nation,” he said.