On/Off the Record
By P.R. Pradhan
Last week, this scribe saw a human sea in Kathmandu demanding restoration of the institution of monarchy and re-declaring Nepal a Hindu nation. The Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) organised the programme was not only participated by the party workers but also by the independent people, mostly youths.
Not an odd, for sometimes, we have been witnessing rallies in different cities including the capital city Kathmandu organised under the banner of different patriotic groups. A remarkable number of participation of youths carrying national flag has demonstrated general people’s aspirations that for the peace, harmony, and sustainable democracy in the country, the role of the institution of monarchy is important. Accordingly, to guide the society in the right direction, the role of the Hindu religion is vital.
Nepal’s communist leaders and their workers had taught that the king is feudal and the religion is opium. The communist parties in Nepal had expanded their organization among the teachers’ level nationwide. They were teaching the innocent and mostly teen-aged students that the king eats on the golden plate, sleeps in the golden bedroom by exploiting people’s sweat, therefore, people have become poor. They became successful in mind-washing of the Nepali youths. With such false propaganda, the extremist communists even became able to launch “people’s war” by killing above 17 thousand innocent people in the country.
Finally, the extremist force came to the power and ruled the country for around one and half-decades. The change, the youths experienced that those communist leaders’ lifestyle — sleeping on expensive beds, wearing branded watches/clothes, riding luxury vehicles, assigning daughters, daughters-in-law, and cousins in important posts by discarding the real war-fighters, who are compelled to spend a life of disabled.
We believe, those dispirited youths have understood the reality, therefore, they have felt that the institution of monarchy is essential in a country like Nepal. Therefore, they have dared to come down to the street demanding for the restoration of the monarchy.
Not to forget, Nepal’s institution of monarchy was removed not as per the wish of the people but through a foreign conspiracy. Some European countries saw hurdle in the conversion of Hindu and Buddhist followers into the Christian religion, in the meantime, the Indians wanted to make Nepal an India protected nation alike Bhutan. Nepal’s political leaders dancing to the Indian tune signed the 12-point agreement in Delhi. The then Maoist leaders Pushpakamal Dahal Prachanda and Baburam Bhattarai were commanding the “people’s war” from a camp in Noida, Delhi remaining under the protection of the Indian security force. Innocent people were dying in the conflict, whereas, the supreme commanders were enjoying honeymoon with their wives and family in the safe haven courtesy the Indian intelligence, RAW.
Now, to defuse the conspiracy created by the foreigners, there is the need to restore a Hindu kingdom. Therefore, instead of organizing separate demonstrations, all the forces for a change should join hands. They should develop a joint-front of different groups to launch a decisive revolution.
Senior journalist Dhruba Hari Adhikary, in his recent piece appeared in the Nagarik daily, has illustrated some European countries with the political structure of the constitutional monarchy were active to remove the institution of monarchy in Nepal. Those countries were found directly sponsoring the Maoists in the insurgency in Nepal. The Maoists in Nepal, in return, helped these European countries’ roadmap for the conversion of religion in Nepal by declaring Nepal a secular nation, Adhikary has remarked.
Adhikary has observed that the Maoists, who came to power in Nepal, just gave political instability due to their personal greed for power and seeking more share than others. Therefore, for stability and prosperity in Nepal, the two immediate neighbours, India and China, on the ground that China a permanent member of the UN Security Council and India, a non-permanent member of the Security Council elected for the two years’ term effective from 1 January 2021, should play the role to restore the Hindu kingdom in Nepal.
As both the countries have felt security threat from instability in Nepal, it won’t be a surprise that both the countries would propose agendas for Nepal’s stability, Adhikary has remarked.
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