By Utpal Parashar, Hindustan Times
Monarchy in Nepal ended
four years ago. But the last monarch Gyanendra Shah hasn’t faded quietly into
the sunset. The 65-year-old still manages to pull crowds during public
appearances and there are many who want him back — as king. Pro-monarchy
sentiments are very much alive in Nepal and the recent failure of the Constituent
Assembly, elected after Shah’s ouster, to deliver a new constitution could give
royalists a fresh lease of life.
The deposed king is aware of such emotions and
keeps making comments expressing concern for the present state of affairs. Now
he and his followers have found another medium of expression, courtesy a
pro-monarchy website launched recently.
The portal, nepalroyal.com, has become a platform
for hundreds of royalists to express their dissatisfaction with the present
political set up. It has a message from Shah as well.
“We have created this website for the citizens to
express their views on the current situation of Nepal and suggest what sort of
future they want to give their children,” the message reads. “As a citizen of
this nation, I am concerned about the serious problems that you, I and my
beloved nation are facing.”
The site is linked with another site www.nepalkoaawaz.com (Nepal’s Voice).
Significantly, it was launched on May 27, the day the CA was dissolved and a
day ahead of the fourth anniversary of Gyanendra’s deposition.
The site seems to have been launched by Manisha
Koirala, noted Bollywood actress from Nepal who belongs to the Koirala
family of Nepali Congress, the country’s first pro-democracy party.
“Yes your majesty, we totally agree with you. All
Nepalis should come together and realise that if we let the situation be, we,
our nation will suffer even further till there is no nation,” she comments.
In his remarks, former PM and member of
pro-monarchy Rashtriya Prajatantra Party Lokendra Bahadur Chand thanks Koirala.
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