Violent protests after Nepal rejects proposal to declare itself a Hindu nation
15 Sept 2015 1:09 PM IST15 Sept 2015 1:09 PM IST
Violent protests after Nepal rejects proposal to declare itself a Hindu nation
Nepal's Constituent Assembly rejected calls to remove the key term 'secularism' from the new Constitution and officially make it a Hindu state, on Tuesday, triggering protests by Hindu activists.- Protesting the rejection of the proposal, a group of Hindu activists carrying yellow and saffron flags clashed with security personnel at New Baneshwar area in the capital.
- Mr Thapa's proposal for a vote received the support of only 21 lawmakers in the 601-seat Constituent Assembly. As the CA Rules requires 61 persons to begin the split voting, the voting was not done.
- After Assembly Chairman Subas Chandra Nembang announced that the proposal has been rejected, Rastirya Prajatantra Party's Kamal Thapa demanded split voting, the Himalayan Times reported.
- The proposal was made by Rastirya Prajatantra Party Nepal or National Democratic Party Nepal which demanded that secularism be removed from the Constitution in the Article 4 and Hindu state be mentioned instead.
- As the Constituent Assembly resumed voting on individual articles of the Constitution draft, more than two-thirds of the lawmakers rejected the amendment proposal to make Nepal a Hindu state and reaffirmed that it will remain a secular nation.
Nepal's Constituent Assembly rejected calls to remove the key term 'secularism' from the new Constitution and officially make it a Hindu state, on Tuesday, triggering protests by Hindu activists.
Violent protests after Nepal rejects proposal to declare itself a Hindu nation
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