Nepal party demands reinstatement of Hindu state

Press Trust of India  |  Kathmandu 

A right-wing political party in has demanded the government reinstate the country as a Hindu state.

was declared a secular state in 2008 after the success of the people's movement of 2006 that saw the abolition of monarchy.

Rastriya Prajatantra Party, led by former Kamal Thapa, in a memorandum handed to K P Oli demanded that should be declared a Hindu state with complete religious freedom by revoking the provision of secularism.

The party sent the memorandum to the through on Tuesday.

The party also demanded a referendum on whether to continue with federalism or not.

Hinduism is the largest religion of Nepal.

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First Published: Wed, February 20 2019. 12:10 IST