Pro- Monarchists Clash With Police In Nepal

Pro- Monarchists Clash With Police In Nepal

Rajendra Lingden (center), Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), a right-wing pro-monarch party in Nepal, is sitting on the road alongside fellow supporters and cadres after being barred from marching further into a restricted zone in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 9, 2024. Lingden, leading thousands of cadres and pro-monarchists, is clashing with security personnel as the march he is leading turns violent after they attempt to enter the restricted zone near Singha Durbar, the administrative capital of the Himalayan nation. The RPP took to the streets on April 9, demanding the restoration of the constitutional monarchy and a Hindu kingdom. (Photo by Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto)

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