Nepal Prince protests: Authorities arrest 51 people including monarch leaders; prince activities to curb | World News
Kathmandu: Nepalese police arrested a total of 51 people, including Rabindra Mishra, senior vice-president of the Rastriya Prajatantra party, reported by the Kathmandu Post. Curfews have been lifted in certain areas of Kathmandu since the outbreak of violence.
Nawaraj Subedi, the chief coordinator of the Royal Movement, has been arrested and the security agencies in Nepal are looking for Durga Prasai, the “chief commander” of the Royal Movement. “His phone is off and we are trying to find him,” the Kathmandu Post said.
A minister told the post that the government also decided to take all the necessary steps to curb possible demonstrations and protests from close Indian parties. Nepal’s cabinet meeting condemned the murders on Friday and discussed the “evolving security situation” after protests in the Tinkune area near Koteshwar, Kathmandu.
“We have information that the Royalist Party will establish a legal and order situation on Friday,” a senior security official said.
According to Nepalese government officials, public support for the royalist party has declined after the destruction and killing, expecting “deep divisions” within pro-Hindu and pro-religious ruling groups.
Protests in Kathmandu demanded the restoration of the monarchy and the “Indian state”. On March 9, after they returned from Pokhara, they welcomed the former king of Nepal, Gyanendra. In addition to the Rastriya Prajatantra party, several pro-Indian and intimate organizations and organizations formed a coalition led by Subedi. In the 1980s, he served as chairman of Rastriya Panchayat during his nonpartisan Panchayat system. However, the RPP called the arrests traitors and demanded the release of all arrested persons.
“The arrests are arbitrary and we demand that they be released immediately,” said Uddhav Raj Bhetuwal, head of the RPP Information and Communications Department. According to the Nepal Ministry of Interior, Royalist protesters caught fire during Friday’s demonstrations, nine government vehicles and six private vehicles were damaged, as well as 13 different buildings, houses, restaurants and public places. In addition, two people, including a journalist, died in a protest on Friday.
The protesters’ leaders claimed that as the crowds accumulate, security forces “incited violence.” On the other hand, security officials claimed that the violence began after protesters violated security roadblocks.
