Nepal Protests For Hindu Rashtra : The demand to end democracy in Nepal and declare it a monarchy and a Hindu nation once again has intensified. Thousands of protesters have been taking to the streets of the capital Kathmandu since last Tuesday and are constantly raising slogans and clashing with the police.
According to the news agency Associated Press (AP), the protesters were trying to reach the Prime Minister’s Office and other government offices. The police used bamboo sticks, tear gas and water cannons to stop the protesters. This protest was being led by Nepal’s National Democratic Party.
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” We love our country and king more than our lives”
During this time, people raised slogans and said, “We love our country and king more than our lives. The monarchy should return to the country by ending the republic.” During this time, many people have been injured amid police lathi charge and chaos, but the protests are not ending. People are continuously demanding in support of monarchy and Hindu nation.
The monarchy ended in 2008, 13 governments have been formed till now
Monarchy ended in Nepal in 2008. Since then, 13 governments have been formed. In 2006, the rebellion against the monarchy intensified in Nepal. After several weeks of protests, the then King Gyanendra had to give up the rule and hand over all the power to the Parliament.
Before that, in 2007, Nepal was declared a secular country from a Hindu nation. The following year, the monarchy was officially abolished and elections were held. With this, the monarchy that had been going on there for 240 years came to an end.
The demand to make Nepal a Hindu nation has intensified
Since then, Nepal has been politically unstable for some time. Recently, Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda broke the alliance with the Nepali Congress Party. He formed a new government with the Communist Party of Nepal (UML) led by KP Sharma Oli, whose stance is said to be pro-China. Â
After the end of the monarchy, the financial condition of Nepal is deteriorating and the condition of the country is also deteriorating. Due to corruption in Nepal, people have now intensified their demand to end such governments and return to the monarchy and declare it a Hindu nation. Given the large scale of the protests, it is expected to continue for many days and bring about major changes.
