Kathmandu: Nepal’s pro-monarchist Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) is set to stage a protest on Tuesday at Balkhu in Kathmandu, demanding the reinstatement of the monarchy and the release of party leaders and cadres in police custody. Police were on high alert on Tuesday as the pro-monarchy protest on March 28, in the Tinkune area of Kathmandu turned violent.
Two people had died and hundreds were injured in the violent clashes between security personnel and pro-monarchy protesters in Tinkune.
Several leaders and pro-monarchy supporters were arrested in connection with the incident, local media reported. Nabaraj Subedi, coordinator of the Joint People’s Movement, which was formed with the mission to reinstate the monarchy in Nepal, has been kept under house arrest. While RPP’s leaders, Vice-Chair Rabindra Mishra and General Secretary Dhawal Shumsher Rana remained in police custody.
Earlier, the Kathmandu District Court had extended the remand of RPP leaders, along with 39 others, for further investigation into their involvement in the violent protests that engulfed Nepal. The RPP’s protest on Tuesday, organised under the slogan ‘Let’s change the system to change the situation’, will be led by party Chair Rajendra Lingden. The protest will also be supported by the pro-monarchist group Joint People’s Movement. (IANS)
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