Pro-monarchist protests held in restricted area of Kathmandu

The protest in Kathmandu on Sunday. Pic/AFP

Hundreds of leaders and cadres of Nepal's pro-monarchist Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) staged a protest rally on Sunday near the Prime Minister's official residence and the Parliament building, demanding reinstatement of the monarchy and establishing the Himalayan nation as a Hindu state.

Around 1500 demonstrators who gathered at the Bijulibajar-Baneshwor area on Sunday shouted slogans like ‘Down with Republican system', ‘We want monarchy back', ‘Down with corrupt government', ‘Establish Nepal as a Hindu state', carrying placards. The demonstration was led by the chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Rajendra Lingden, senior leaders Pashupati Shumsher Rana and former Inspector General of Police Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan, among others.

Thousands of riot police were deployed in sensitive areas of Kathmandu, including Naya Baneshwor, Bijuligazar, Maitighar, Bhadrakali and Baluwatar, as the demonstrators announced that they would defy the government's order and enter the restricted areas.

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