The government has taken serious exception to former King Gyanendra Shah’s remarks made yesterday.A Cabinet meeting today also took exception to opposition party CPN-UML’s continued disruption of the House against the constitution amendment bill.Industry Minister Nabindra Raj Joshi told The Himalayan Times that Cabinet colleagues questioned the intent of the ex-monarch’s remarks.The meeting reviewed the ex-King’s statement, which came out of the blue,” Joshi added.
Some ministers even dubbed the former royalty’s statement ‘a conspiracy against the constitution and federalism’ and reiterated that the government should be ‘watchful over his activities’, according to a minister.
Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi even warned of reinvestigating the royal massacre of June 1, 2001, when at least 10 royal family members, including King Birendra — elder brother of ex-king Gyanendra — were killed in a midnight shooting at Narayanhiti Palace, the minister added.
In a statement issued yesterday, former king Gyanendra Shah had said national unity was under attack and appealed to the Nepali people to save it.Social goodwill among Nepali people is being erased and relentless efforts are being made to break the feeling of unity between Tarai, hills and mountains,” Shah said in his statement. “It is becoming intolerable.”
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