Monarchy restoration possible with people's will: Paras

KATHMANDU, 22 Aug.: : Former Crown Prince Paras Shah on Saturday said that the monarchy can be restored in the country if the people wish for it. He, however, said his family will take up the prime role only if the institution’s authority and responsibility are cleary defined in the constitution in the making, The HImalayaan Times reports..

Talking to the reporters in the Capital today after his felicitation by the Khadgi Sewa Samaj Nepal, Shah said the people’s wish to see an “active monarchy” is but their concern to save the country.

Expressing his deep concerns over the political instability in the country, he said the royal family will not stay deaf-mute.

The first meeting of the Constitutent Assembly declared the country republic and brought an end to the 240-year-old monarcy in May, 2008.

Responding to a query regarding the chances of monarchy being restored with cultural role only, he said as the cultural monarchy has no authority there is no significance of it.

He, however, stressed on the timely completion of the constitution-writing.

When asked whether the Maoist leadership has met the royalties recently, he said, “A person who has been the country’s prime minister meeting us or we meeting him is not a strange thing.”

In a context, he said that it is not logical to relate the royal family with Hindu religion only.

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