Nepal monarchy not only for Hindus: Former Crown Prince Paras

Telegraph Nepal

“If the Nepali people so wish and desire, the restoration of monarchy is still possible. There is no need to revive monarchy in cultural form. The role of monarchy should be well defined in the new constitution. The current political situation is there for all to see. The monarchy will not stay mute in such a grave situation…the institution of monarchy has always in the past respected various beliefs and religions and it still continues to do so. There is no logic in relating Nepal’s monarchy with that of Hindu religion only.”

Nepal’s former crown prince Paras Shah made these comments upon meeting the press at a program organized to felicitate him by the Khadgi Samaj Nepal, August 21, 2010.

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  • Posted on - 2010-08-25    by     dilliram shiwakoti
  • its been long time,i remember the day when i met paras in a picnic program and several time before and after i met him. those meeting were informal type and we were like friends in those meetings. the characters of paras i found thart time was very good in sense that he was too immatured and in that he was very simple ,had no proudness being a royalist, he was friendly and good. everithing like a general people.ofcourse he had made several mistakes in life but anyone may make such mistakes in that age and in that power box.however i have read several interviews by paras and today i find him more matured, humble and true nationalist than any leaders of current mainstream political party.i found him ever positive and strong as it comes about nation and the people. as he has realised the mistake made by monarchy in the past,i see a ground of reestablishment of monarchy in the form of true constitutional form as per the true espirite of the constition of nepal 2047. even today nepalese people dont hate monarchy as instution. it is all the time respected instution in nepal.not talking much more needlessly, the current political deadlock is paving way for the monarchy.it is proved already that there is no wayout from the currend situation constitutionally as maoist always violating constitution and there is no possibility of concensus among party in various aspect of constitution including the main agenda of type of republican system of constitution. all the political party have come into a black hole from where there is no constitutional wayout. so ultimately the restorationvi of 2047 constitution is inevitable along with automatic restoration of monarchy.that time monarchy was thrown out due to a simple mistake in understanding politics by then king and now its restoration going to be celebrated equally by all people of all walk of life just because of the blunder mistakes the political parties are making and hurting peoples feelings and trust.
  • Posted on - 2010-08-22    by     Party Peedit
  • Paras is right. What is this corny idea of "cultural king"? The sensible term is "constitutional monarchy", which we had with the 1990 constitution, where a king reigns but does not wield direct political power. The unprincipled SPA that made the 1990 constitution threw that out as doormats of the Maoists and opted for "loktantra". What the heck is it? Another new-fangled term to fool the masses. Democracy by any other name would have smelled as sweet; but we have no democracy in Nepal, loktantrik or ganatantrik, only loot-tantra. It is time to stop being fooled by SPAM slogans.
  • Posted on - 2010-08-21    by     santosh
  • very true
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