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RPP’s Kamal Thapa offers support for two-thirds majority if Hindu state agenda adopted

Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader Kamal Thapa has proposed a condition for supporting the upcoming government led by Balen Shah to secure a two-thirds majority in parliament.
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By REPUBLICA

KATHMANDU, March 12: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader Kamal Thapa has proposed a condition for supporting the upcoming government led by Balen Shah to secure a two-thirds majority in parliament.



Thapa said the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and the proposed Shah-led government currently fall two seats short of the two-thirds majority required in parliament.


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In a post on social media, Thapa stated that RPP would offer the full support of its five lawmakers if the new government agrees to amend the constitution to reinstate Nepal as a Hindu state while ensuring religious freedom and equality.


“RSP and the new government led by Balen Shah are two seats short of a two-thirds majority in parliament,” Thapa wrote. “If the Shah government is ready to amend the constitution to make Nepal a Hindu state with religious freedom and equality, the five lawmakers of the RPP will extend their full support.”

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