Will Nepal Return Back To Monarchy!

By Nava Thakuria, New Age Islam 3 April, 2025 The ongoing anti-government movements by a large number of Nepal residents may pose a serious question- if at all the south Asian country is bringing back the ousted monarch as the common Nepalis become frustrated with the poor performance of the Left-dominated regime in Kathmandu for nearly two decades. The pro-monarchist rallies and demonstrations continue to attract hundreds of thousands of people who hit the streets with no particular leader or political party as their leader. A spontaneous movement demanding to bring back the last king Gyanendra Shah to the Narayanhiti palace and re-establishing Nepal as a Hindu Rashtra has gained momentum in the Himalayan nation. A relatively peaceful country of over 29 million people lately witnessed a surge in pro-monarchy uprising and 28 March 2025 drew international media attention as the agitators organised a massive demonstration in the capital city of Nepal. The demonstration eventually turned violent and the protestors started targeting on-duty police personnel as well as commercial buildings including those of political parties and media groups. A number of establishments were vandalised and even set on fire along with government vehicles, parked on the location. At least three persons, including a television journalist, were charred to death where 128 individuals including 77 security personnel sustained injuries. The victim journalist was identified as Suresh Rajak (35), a cameraperson associated with news channel Avenues TV. The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) organized a nationwide protest demanding stringent actions against those involved in the murder of Rajak, who was busy gathering visuals at the spot. Expressing serious concern over the attacks on several media houses during the pro-monarchy movement, the FNJ also demanded legal actions against the perpetrators as well as safety & security to the media persons. The Geneva-based global media safety & rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) also expressed shock over the killing and demanded a fair probe into the tragic incident that led to the demise of Rajak in Kathmandu. PEC president Blaise Lempen, while expressing profound grief at the untimely demise of Rajak, urged the government to adequately compensate the bereaved family. He also added that Rajak was the first journalist to be killed in Nepal since 1 January 2025 where he is the 44th journalist killed globally this year till date. Nepal, which abolished monarchy in 2008, went to the general elections in November 2022, where no political party achieved a majority in the 275-member House of Representatives. Now Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli (who leads the Communist Party of Nepal- United Marxist-Leninist) runs a coalition government with support from the Nepali Congress. The first republican Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda (leading the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre) is currently in the opposition. They all are against the restoration of monarchy in Nepal. But the prolonged political instability in the government, rampant corruption and public sufferings in daily life & living have somehow convinced the indigenous Nepali citizens that all political parties are fighting for their personal benefits only. Both the ruling and opposition leaders continue enjoying power in a rotational manner and in no way interested to address public grievances (or welfare to the common people). Taking advantage of the situation, the pro-royalist Rastriya Prajatantra Party denounced all the political entities and continued pursuing the return of Gyanendra Shah to the royal palace. ----- Nava Thakuria is a northeast India-based professional journalist who is an engineering graduate. URL: https://www.newageislam.com/current-affairs/nepal-monarchy-kathmandu-hindu-rashtra/d/135042 New Age Islam, Islam Online, Islamic Website, African Muslim News, Arab World News, South Asia News, Indian Muslim News, World Muslim News, Women in Islam, Islamic Feminism, Arab Women, Women In Arab, Islamophobia in America, Muslim Women in West, Islam Women and Feminism