Kathmandu, March 28:

Though the interim constitution speaks nothing about the status of monarchy, the police offices throughout the country are using the calendar portraying the pictures of the king, queen, and other royals.

Police officials claimed that the calendar was printed during the king’s direct rule and it was impossible to get back all the copies distributed to police offices across the country or re-print them.

“The calendar was printed during the king’s direct rule,” SSP Shushil Bar Singh Thapa, spokesperson for the Nepal Police, said. “The king was the head of the state then,” SSP Thapa further said.

He said the 2064 BS calendar won’t have photographs of the king or queen. “We have already sent 2064 BS calendar for printing and it doesn’t have any photograph of the king,” he said.

Not only the calendar, most of the police offices have the portraits of the king and the queen. When asked, he said, “The Home Ministry has neither asked us to keep nor to take them out. We are waiting for the Home Ministry’s written order in this regard.” Some police officials, who are against the department’s act to print photographs of the king or queen or political leaders, opined that the Nepal Police’s every publication should have photographs that help create awareness among people about the prevention of crimes.