Nepal is a secular country, but it has some anti-secular laws. It should change now

Nepal became a secular state after the promulgation of the 2007 interim constitution . Before that, Nepal had been an official Hindu state since 1962 as declared by the then constitution and an unofficial Hindu state before that time. Perhaps because of that, there are still some anti-secular laws in Nepal. While anti-secular laws seem natural given the majority of the Hindu population here, it seems unfair as some minor religious groups struggle for their identity.

The current constitution of Nepal , which came into force in 2015, retains the state’s secular character introduced by the interim constitution in 2007. However, the present constitution defines secular to mean the protection of religion and culture being practised since ancient times. But, in that case, religious and cultural freedom can be interpreted as offering special status to Hinduism. To say that Nepal is secular is like saying there is religious freedom and the government must protect those traditional religions and customs practised since ancient times, which it seems does not apply to religions that are less ancient (or Sanatan).