— Photo: V. Sudershan

PEOPLE'S RIGHTS: Members of the Nepali Janadhikar Samiti Bharat protest against King Gyanendra's dictatorship at Ramlila Grounds in New Delhi on Sunday. Balladeer Gaddhar and some Indian political leaders were there to express their solidarity.

NEW DELHI: The Nepali Janadhikar Suraksha Samiti Bharat on Sunday took out a rally here in protest against King Gyanendra's attempts to turn the Himalayan Kingdom into a war field by throttling democracy.

The rallyists accused the monarchy of being the biggest obstacle to peace, progress and democracy in Nepal. They called upon the people to work actively to end the "America-sponsored imperialism."

Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau memberSitaram Yechury said his party was with the people of Nepal in their struggle to restore democracy. Revolutionary leader of Andhra Pradesh Gadar and his cultural team presented a programme.

The rally started at Rajghat and culminated in a meeting at the Ramlila Grounds. The processionists raised slogans against the monarchy.

Turbulent phase

Speakers at the meeting said Nepal was passing through a turbulent phase for the last 10 years. The monarchy, which was getting full support from India and the United States, was on the brink of collapse.

The people's war launched by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) a decade ago had played a significant role in demolishing the last fort of feudalism.

The monarchy today was confined to the royal palace and military barracks in Kathmandu, they said. The role of the Indian Government also came under criticism. Central committee president Laxman Pant, who chaired the proceedings, said the rally was organised to garner international support and solidarity for the cause of Nepal's people, who were facing an undemocratic regime.

CPI central committee member Atul Anjan, Nationalist Congress Party spokesman D.P. Tripathi, CPI (ML) Polit Bureau member Swapna Mukerjee, Vijay Pratap of Socialist Front, Gautam Navlakha Prakash Rao of Hindustan Communist Gadar Party and G.N. Saibaba of RDF participated in the rally and the meeting.

The Nepali leaders included president of ANWA revolutionary Jaipuri Gharti, Ishwar Chandra Gyawali of Jansanskritik Sangh, Shivraj Gautam of Anan (Revolutionary) and Leftist leader Hari Roka.

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