At least two people were killed, and dozens of other injured in Nepal on Friday, while protesters called for the monarchy restoring in the Himalayan nation of the Sukpani with security forces, the officials said.
Protesters call for the return of Gyanendra Shah, the last royal ruler of Nepal before the monarchy was dissolved in 2008 in favor of the secular Republic. They seek a constitutional monarchy that declares Nepal a parliamentary democracy with a Hindu identity.
The two dead were identified as a protester and a television journalist, said Dinesh Kumar Acharya, a spokesman for the Nepalian police. The protester died of wounds from the bullets, while the journalist died after the protesters set fire to the building he was recording, Mr. Acharya added. He said at least 30 civilians and 40 police staff were among the injured.
The government declared a police clock in large parts of the capital, Katmand, and deployed an army to help restore the order.
Monarchists have started a fresh wave of protest in recent months, accusing the established political parties, including the Prime Minister of the KP Sharma Oli, that it is corrupt and fails to lead the land from poverty and political chaos.
Earlier this month, Mr. Oli rejected the idea of returning to the monarchy and said that the former king could run in the next election of 2027 instead, According to Nepal media.
“If he wants to raise himself to power, let him compete in the elections in the mountains, hills or Tarai,” said the lowlands of the region, Mr. Oli. “Our Constitution does not recognize kings and no one should dream of restoring the monarchy.”
The day after consulting with the former king, protesters gave the Government Ultimatum on Thursday: to renew the monarchy or face the intensification of the protest. Then on Friday, they invited a major protest in Katmandu, and thousands were careful about the invitation.
In order to dispel the protesters, police deployed a large number of officers, some of whom fired a tear gas. Protesters avenged, vandalized and lit government offices, shopping malls, private houses and offices of political parties and news.
While protesters clashed and police headed to the international airport, the authorities briefly stopped flights and the army was deployed to help restore control.
Mr. Shah, a 77-year-old former monarch, remains deeply controversial in Nepal. He stepped down in 2008, despite the protests, ending approximately 240 years of dynastic rule over a small nation. A large part of his family was Deleted in 2001EU Court of Massacre.
Power often changed his hands among the small number of parties in Nepal, and his governments were short -lived. In the chaos of this young democracy, Mr. Shaha’s supporters stood up hoping to return.
Political analysts, however, see little chances of renovation. It would require the Constitution to amend Parliament, where monarchists have very little space.
“Constitutionally, there is no quick repair,” said Bipin Adhikari, a professor of rights at the University of Katmand, adding that continuous political uncertainty will open the way to try to play a central role in a country that is already fighting poverty and deeply sensitive to the effects of climate change.
Muzib Masal Contribute to reporting from New Delhi.
