Kathmandu, Oct. 4 -- Leaders of several political parties used the Nepali Congress's 15th General Convention on Sunday to call for generational change, political stability and greater cooperation among the country's major parties.

Former prime minister Baburam Bhattarai urged leaders of his generation to make way for younger politicians, saying Nepal's political parties needed to learn from last year's Gen Z-led protests.

"My message to leaders of my generation is: let us learn from the past. We must now trust the new generation," Bhattarai said. "The Congress has gone through a generational transition, but it has not been able to maintain unity within the party."

He said Nepal should not blame external forces for last year's protests ...