Answer:
Nepal
witnessed an extraordinary popular mass movement in April 2006, for restoring
democracy for second time after 1990.
(i) All the major political parties
formed a Seven Party Alliance (SPA). SPA called for a four-days strike in
Kathmandu. Later, Maoists and other insurgent groups joined with SPA.
(ii) The leaders of the movement rejected the concessions made by the
king.
Their main demands were for
(a) restoration
of Parliament,
(b) transfer of power to an all party government and
(c) formation of a new Constituent Assembly.
(iii) The protesters gathered in the streets and they served
ultimatum to the king.
(iv) Finally, the SPA chose Girija Prasad Koirala of Nepali
Congress (NC) as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government and the
Parliament passed laws taking away most of the powers of the king.
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