Having waited a few months after a youth-led protest over a very ill-advised ban on social media apps turned deadly and brought down the civilian government – and saw now-former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli’s house burned to the ground – Nepal’s pro-restoration movement took to the streets of Kathmandu again on Sunday to demand an the re-coronation of King Gyanendra Shah, who was deposed in 2008 when the monarchy was abolished, the Associated Press reports.
“The last and only alternative for this country is king and monarchy only” said protester Samrat Thapa, adding “In the present context and the path country has taken after the Gen Z movement, there needs to be monarchy restored to manage the situation.” So far there doesn’t seem to be any bloodshed at the rally, a contrast with earlier royalist demonstrations that have ended in death.