KATHMANDU: The Joint People’s Movement Committee, formed to restore the monarchy, is set to be reconstituted.
The current committee, led by Nawaraj Subedi, will be reshaped to include more youth leaders, according to the committee’s spokesperson, Swagat Nepal.
He said the reconstitution will also involve leaders from other parties supporting the monarchy.
“Many individuals from Nepali Congress, CPN-UML, Maoist Center, the then People’s Liberation Army, and CP Mainali, among others have expressed interest in joining. The movement will expand through a three-pronged approach, driven primarily by youth-led programs,” he explained.
“The committee will now be led by the youth. Senior leaders are expected to support youth initiatives, or else they will be moved to advisory roles.”
The monarchist movement has become inactive following disruptions at a review meeting of the Subedi-led committee last week.
Subedi had to adjourn the meeting after an uproar broke out during a speech by RPP-Nepal Chairman Kamal Thapa.
Some royalist leaders have accused the Thapa faction of allowing journalists into the meeting room, which allegedly disrupted the session during the question-and-answer segment.
Nepal said, “The selfishness and arrogance of the senior leaders caused the review meeting to be held in front of the media, which weakened the movement. They tried to undermine public sentiment.”
The indefinite movement planned by 44 royalist organizations has stalled amid internal conflicts, with leaders blaming each other for the lack of collective progress.
Former King Gyanendra Shah had recently urged royalist factions—known for repeated splits and reunions—to unite. Following this, Kamal Thapa, Rajendra Lingden, and other senior royalists prepared to lead protests under Nawaraj Subedi’s leadership.
The Joint People’s Movement Committee was officially announced under the leadership of 86-year-old Subedi. The first program held at Tinkune on March 28 turned violent.
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