KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has asserted that measure forces demanding the reinstatement of monarchy in the country was an attack on the public, their humiliation, and a criminal activity.In a assembly of the Republic Day Main Organising Committee held in the Ministry of Home Affairs nowadays, PM Oli underscored the need to make the Republic Day a cause for celebration among the public.The Republic Day which is observed on Jestha 15 of the Nepali calendar every year.
This year, the Day falls on May 29 as per the Gregorian calendar.Stating that democracy and republic were set uped in the country after a long struggle of the people, PM Oli viewed, &The day should be observed as a celebration in each and every family.&He opined that the public should be aware and alert that measure regressive forces were on the prowl and were demanding the reinstatement of monarchy.According to him, the principle of inheritance on the basis of birth and seniority practised in the monarchy was hypocrisy.
He argued, &Republic is the face of democracy.
It is a competitive system.&