Congress open to debating secularism within the party

Deuba, chief of the largest party, says secularism could be discussed, but restoration of monarchy is out of question.

Nepal has seen a series of demonstrations lately—by pro-Hindu groups in Dharan and Nepalgunj, by the monarchist Rastriya Prajatantra Party in Jhapa, and by supporters of controversial medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai in Kathmandu. These protests have alarmed the country’s top political brass.