Himalayan News Service

Kathmandu, February 13:

Rastriya Prajatantra Party president Pashupati Shumsher Rana today asked his leaders and cadres to stay restrined till the party’s central committee meeting comes up with its official stand on the King’s February 1 move.

Issuing a press statement, Rana said the party could not take its official stance on the royal move as he was placed under house arrest for some days after February 1.

The statement said the party would make public its stance clear only after analysing the national and international events that unfolded after the royal takeover.

Although the statement did not say when would the central committee meet take place, an RPP leader said the meet would be called within 10 days.

Meanwhile, an RPP source informed that most of the RPP’s central leades have been told not to leave the Valley without the government permission. Three days ago, RPP joint-general secretaries Khem Raj Pandit who was leaving for Nepalgunj and Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan who was leaving for New Delhi were returned from the Tribhuvan International Airport.

Likewise, RPP spokeswoman Rosan Karki, who was supposed to leave for New York to participate in an international seminar sponsored by UNDP on February 26, is learnt to have cancelled her trip after knowing the area restriction. UNDP has nominated the name of another lady instead.

A source, however, revealed that the ministers in the Sher Bahadur Deuba cabinet who are placed under house arrest would be released gradually.