According to reports, the gathering was made up of Rastriya Prajatantra party (RPP) members and employees. The movement to restore the monarchy is currently being led by the RPP, which was established in the 1990s. Supported by monarchical supporters, the RPP now holds 14 of the 275 members in Nepal's parliament, up from one seat in the last election. In 2027, nepal will have its next election.
Let's examine the current political climate in nepal, the removal of Gyanendra Shah, and the reasons behind the country's shift toward Hindu monarchy.
Before seizing total control in 2005, he served as the constitutional head of state with no executive or political authority, claiming to be attempting to crush Maoist insurgents who opposed the monarchy.
The king declared a state of emergency, shut down the government and parliament, imprisoned journalists and lawmakers, shut down communications, and used the army to run the nation.
Gyanendra was forced to cede power to a multi-party government in 2006 as a result of the massive public protests that followed the actions. A ten-year civil war that claimed thousands of lives came to an end when the government and the Maoists signed a peace agreement.
Since then, nepal has had thirteen different governments, and the republic has been a source of frustration for many citizens. They claim it hasn't succeeded in establishing political stability and holding governments accountable for Nepal's faltering economy and pervasive corruption.
According to Thir Bahadur Bhandari, 72, "We are here to give the king our full support and to rally behind him all the way to reinstating him on the royal throne," he told The international Press.
According to analysts, "this turn towards the monarchy" in Nepali politics reflects the country's intense discontent with corrupt regimes and want to go back to the time before the monarchy was officially dissolved in 2008 as a result of a people's uprising.
Why nepal Had A Hindu Monarchy
Nepal's monarchy is Hindu, in contrast to european dynasties that had strong ties to Christianity. In addition to marrying a Hindu woman, the monarch of nepal must be born into a Hindu family. Additionally, he must have tight ties with Brahmin priests.
The king had to observe important Hindu holidays. During the Hindu holiday of Vijaya Dasami, he blessed government officials and conducted an army assessment on shiva Ratri. The Conversation claims that at the festival of indra Jatra, he was blessed by his patron deity Kumari, a young girl who is thought to be the embodiment of the Hindu goddess Taleju.
Nepal had been split up into principalities for ages. A small local monarch established his dynasty in the 1760s after subduing all of his neighbors and moving his capital to Kathmandu. By 1800, self-appointed prime ministers and regents were running the nation in the king's name.
After acting only ceremonially since 1922, king Tribhuvan Shah joined forces with a democracy movement in 1950 to assume more direct political authority. The kings of nepal would actively run the government starting with king Tribhuvan.
King Mahendra, the son of Tribhuvan, ruled the nation from 1955 to 1972, during which time the monarchy became considerably more centralized and unified.
Birendra, the eldest son of king Mahendra, inherited the crown. However, king Birendra, his wife, children, and six other royal family members were all killed at the palace in june 2001, allegedly by his own son.
Gyanendra Shah, Mahendra's second son, ascended to the throne in the turbulent years that followed.
An armed Maoist insurgency threatened nepal when Gyanendra Shah was in power, and the multiparty parliament quarreled in the capital. Thus, in 2005, Gyanendra seized direct control of the government and proclaimed a state of emergency.
People protested the monarchy in the streets in the spring of 2006, bringing nepal to a complete halt. Gyanendra, the king, gave in to the rebellion.
He was so unpopular at the time that the interim administration chose to abolish the monarchy altogether. They deprived Gyanendra of his religious and regal responsibilities. The royal palace was converted into a museum and the nation was proclaimed a democracy. In june 2008, king Gyanendra left the palace.
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