Kathmandu, Chitwan, Biratnagar Pokhara, Dhangadhi, Nepalgunj and other big cities also saw big rallies of the people demanding restoration of the monarchy and Hindu kingdom.
Interestingly, the big rallies of pro-royalists took place where the similar rallies were organised against the monarchy 14 years back. This clearly suggested that people are now not happy with the performance of republic forces.
Moreover, secularism and republic set up were not the demands of the 2006 uprising. It was for the restoration of democracy by ending the direct royal rule. But the foreign forces succeeded to end the monarchy and declare Nepal a secular state by using some leaders working for the external forces. Even in 2013 Constituent Assembly elections, the people have expressed their dislike to republic set up and secular state by voting the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party led by Kamal Thapa in the proportional electoral system. But after Thapa joined the government of the pro-republic leader, the voices of the pro-royalists weakened.
But seven years after the 2013 CA elections, the people dared to come to the streets again against the existing political system and advocated for the monarchy.
However, the rallies alone will not be enough to restore monarchy unless they are backed by one of the major parties as the majority of the people are divided between the Nepali Congress and Nepal Communist Party. Although many NC leaders like Kul Bahadur Gurung are not happy with the abolition of the monarchy, they cannot join the pro-royalists movements.
Therefore, only if all the forces in the streets will join hands and develop a front and continue street demonstration by halting all the Kathmandu activities, surely, the abolished monarchy can be restored and the nation can be declared a Hindu State.
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