The world's last Hindu kingdom became its newest secular republic Wednesday as Nepal's lawmakers, led by former communist insurgents, abolished the monarchy that had reigned over this Himalayan land for 239 years.Throughout the day, thousands of people marched, danced and sang in the streets of Katmandu in anticipation of the vote, waving red hammer-and-sickle flags as dour King Gyanendra awaited his fate in the pink concrete palace that dominates the city's center.He finally found out the fate of his throne late in the day when, as expected, the newly elected Constituent Assembly declared the country a republic and abolished the monarchy by a vote of 560-4. The assembly's 37 other members were not present.
This is one the hottest question about Nepal. With so much struggles being happening in Nepal to make Nepal a fully freedom country, there is tremendous profile of Nepal on the Internet these days. Just think of what you could not find about Nepal during Royal Coup period and now after the democracy has been restored in the country. Republic Nepal is here whether it will actually happen or not. Internet has no doubt played an important role in getting people's messages across the globe. "No Ruler Can Stop The Voices of Its People", and our Nepali King honors that slogan today.
