Lawmakers demand ex-king be summoned by House committee over Tinkune incident

Lawmakers have proposed summoning former king Gyanendra Shah to a parliamentary committee to hold him accountable. During a discussion on Friday in the Law, Justice, and Human Rights Committee regarding the incident that occurred in Tinkune on March 28, lawmakers emphasized that former king Shah should also be called to the committee for questioning.

The committee had invited Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak on Friday to discuss issues of human rights violations during the royalist demonstration in Tinkune.