Kathmandu: A senior minister in the Nepal government, Prem Ale, has recently supported the demand to declare Nepal a Hindu nation. At the same time, he also said, "If the majority of the population is in favour of it, it can be done through referendum." Yes, let us tell you all that recently Tourism and Culture Minister Prem Ale, while addressing a two-day executive council meeting of the World Hindu Federation in Kathmandu, said, "The demand to declare Nepal a Hindu nation can be considered and if such a demand comes up, he will play a formative role."

Let us also inform all of you that Minister Prem Ale was responding to the demand raised by the World Hindu Federation during the programme here. In fact, more than 150 delegates from 12 countries including Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, US, Germany and the UK are participating in the executive council meeting. For this, he said "Since the present government with a five-party coalition has a two-thirds majority in Parliament, the demand to declare Nepal a Hindu nation can be put up in the referendum.''

Minister Prem Ale questioned, 'Our constitution has declared the country a secular nation but if the majority of the population is in favour of Hindu Rashtra, then why was Nepal not declared a Hindu Rashtra through a plebiscite?' You all must know that Nepal was declared a secular nation in 2008 after the monarchy was abolished in the year 2006 mass movement. Yes, and Nepal has a majority Hindu population. During the program here, Ajay Singh, President of the World Hindu Federation International, demanded that Nepal be declared a Hindu nation as a large part of the Hindu population lives in the country.

Ajay Singh asked, "If some countries can be declared as an Islamic nation, other countries can be declared as a Christian nation and the democratic system can also be maintained, then why can't Nepal be declared a Hindu democratic country?" He said, "I call upon the Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN-UML and Madhesi parties to come forward to declare Nepal as a Hindu nation."

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