The story of Ekta who was shot twice in the leg during a Jenji demonstration saying ‘I am a student’ (Seven Photos)

There is an election atmosphere across the country right now. Parties and candidates are busy formulating their strategies. Ekta Sah of Bhaktapur, who has turned 18 today, has not been touched by such things. It is because of a youth like him that these individuals and parties have got the opportunity to prepare for the elections today. Ekta was shot in the leg during a demonstration in Baneshwor on September 7 in the dream of becoming a doctor after completing class 12. Now she can walk a little, but she is not sure if her legs will be healthy. He still has to undergo surgery on his leg.

Neither any Genji leader nor the leader in the race to become the Prime Minister and MP have gone to meet Ekta, who was injured in the shooting. Everyone’s agenda is to build the country. But no one has come to ask the person who took the bullet when she said that the country should really be built – how is your health?

Now we have to read ‘I love study – I can do this’, a similar message has been pasted all over Ekta Sah’s room. She loved to read and decorated the room with her hand-drawn words. However, it has been almost 5 months since there was no unity in this study room.

Books of unity are strewn across the room. On the wall, math formulas and important science facts are written on sticky notes. When he was a student, he was always excellent. Along with his bookish education, he was also interested in extracurricular activities. That’s why the room is full of awards. Hanging in the room is the calendar of the Army Residential College where he studied. She passed class 12 and got A plus. In the same calendar, she remembered that moment and wrote, “Thank you Universe1

Even though he returned home with a leg injury after a long stay in the hospital, he still has a different confidence. That’s why even when she couldn’t walk, she boosted her morale, took the CEE exam to become a doctor and even got her name out. Mother Bunu Shahi has kept science books and notes next to her daughter’s bed. However, Ekta is no longer interested in those books as she used to.

Ekta wondered, “Is this leg going to be okay or not?” Perhaps such a question is making it difficult for him to achieve the educational peak set by Unity. However, mother Bunu is the courage of her daughter. After the then government banned some social media, TikTok became a source of information. On the same TikTok, the news of a demonstration against corruption in Baneshwor on September 23 spread. Nepobaby was trending on TikTok. The same video also made Ekta go to the demonstration in Baneshwor.

On the morning of September 23, Ekta got ready in college dress. She put on her homemade helmet and carried a bottle of water. See the rest of the image: