Kathmandu: Supporters of the monarchy staged a significant protest in Nepal on Sunday, demanding the restoration of the monarchy and the re-establishment of Nepal as a Hindu nation. Former Deputy Prime Minister and Dwelling Minister Kamal Thapa was arrested by the police through the protest. Visuals confirmed cops forcibly carrying Thapa right into a automobile. Six different people have been additionally detained for trying to enter restricted areas in Kathmandu, in keeping with official police statements.
The protest, now in its fourth day, was organized by the pro-monarchy teams together with the Rastriya Prajatantra Occasion (RPP) and RPP-Nepal. Demonstrators gathered at Narayan Chaur, calling for the return of the monarchy.
Apil Bohora, spokesperson for the Kathmandu Valley Police, acknowledged that RPP President and staunch royalist Rajendra Lingden was main the demonstration. Clashes broke out when protesters broke by safety barricades and tried to march towards the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar. Bohora stated Thapa and others have been arrested for breaching the restricted space across the Narayanhiti Palace Museum.
Roughly 1,200 royalist supporters took half within the rally, chanting slogans towards the republican system and in favor of the monarchy. Many protesters carried portraits of former King Gyanendra Shah and raised slogans towards Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s authorities.
The protest coincided with Nepal’s 18th Republic Day. On this event, rival political teams held opposing demonstrations—some supporting the federal democratic republic established on Might 28, 2008, and others calling for its repeal. Fearing potential clashes between the ruling CPN-UML and pro-monarchy demonstrators, the federal government deployed round 6,000 safety personnel, together with tons of of cops, in key areas comparable to Ratnapark and Bhrikutimandap in central Kathmandu.
In the meantime, a Republic Day celebration organized by the CPN-UML noticed individuals in conventional apparel and cultural processions gathering at Bhrikutimandap.