RPP's Protest: Security Upped Around Possible Hotspots

In view of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party’s plans to enter the prohibited zones as part of their protest for the declaration of the Sanatan Hindu kingdom and the constitutional monarchy, Kathmandu police has stepped up security in and around possible protest hotspots.

The RPP has said it will not resort to violence and opt for voluntary arrest of its leaders by seeking to enter the prohibited zones as part of efforts to press also for the release of its cadres and leaders arrested following the March 28 protest in Tinkune and Koteshwor where two youths lost their lives amid incidents of arson, looting and vandalism.

The April 20 protest comes days after the RPP, the fifth largest party in the Federal Parliament, organized a mass gathering in Balkhu as part of its campaign for the Sanatan Hindu kingdom and the constitutional monarchy.  

Lingden to government: Have no fear

Meanwhile, through a social media post, Rajendra Lingden, the RPP chief, has appealed to the people not to fear them because theirs will be a peaceful and symbolic protest involving a limited number of RPP leaders against the government's move of curtailing liberties by putting curbs on free speech and on free movement in the name of democracy and republicanism. 

Taking a swipe at the CPN (Maoist Center), which is the main opposition party in the parliament, Lingden said: From the ideological perspective, the RPP is the main opposition and it will do what it says it will do. The government need not fear us.