Kathmandu: Political parties and individuals supporting reinstatement of monarchy are holding probably the biggest demonstration in Kathmandu on Sunday. Rastriya Prajatantra Party has been holding pro-monarchy rallies and demonstrations in various parts of the country for the past many days. RPP has called on people to reach the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) to greet the former king Gyanendra Bikram Shah at the airport. He is returning to Kathmandu from Pokhara on Sunday.
Leaders from Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, who are governing the country at the moment, have been lambasting former king for his ‘activism’ and have warned to restrict his movement if the former king continues his activism for reinstatement.
Ever since the former king issued a statement on February 18 calling on people to support him to save the country, leaders of ruling parties have been threatening to restrict his movement.
Political leaders of the ruling party have reacted with threatening tone with some of them warning to storm at Nirmal Niwas, the residence of former king, and others asking him to contest the election. Two days ago, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli challenged the former king to form a political party and rule the country by winning the election. On Saturday, Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak said that monarchy cannot be reinstated. “The way monarchy cannot be replaced by republic, democracy cannot be substituted with autocracy.” He also challenged the former monarch to engage in politics and contest election openly if he was yearning for ruling people.
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