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VP Jha believes Nepal can trash secularism to be a Hindu state Vice President Parmananda Jha has said Nepal can be a Hindu state if the people so desires. Jha, who was recounting his recent pilgrimage to the holy city of Haridwar in India to journalists at Nepal Rastra Bank's "guest house" in Dhangadhi on Sunday, said it is up to the Nepali people to decide whether to make Nepal a Hindu or a secular state and nobody can interfere on this matter. He said he took a holy dip in the sacred River Ganga, which Hindus believe wipes away one's sin, and also met with few religious gurus and saints during his pilgrimage trip whose expenses the government didn't bear citing that it was his "personal visit". President Dr Ram Baran Yadav had also met Hindu saints, ascetics and gurus at one of the holy places he visited during his first state-visit to India early this year. And former king Gyanendra Shah recently visited Bankali of the Pashupati area, where a Baba famous for his political connections in Nepal and India conducted a Mahayagya for peace and reinstatement of Hindu kingdom in Nepal. Known for his knack for courting controversy which even got his vice presidential post rendered inactive for more than six months, Jha said Nepal was declared a secular state through a House proclamation following the success of the 2006 people's movement. Jha further said that the government has done nothing wrong by asking UNMIN to provide it with the actual number of Maoist combatants in the cantonments including other details, adding that UNMIN will have to oblige if the Army Integration Special Committee directs it to share the information. Stating that the time period for drafting of the constitution can be extended if the May 28 deadline is not met, he said it should be done only when there is guarantee that the constitution will be prepared in the added time. nepalnews.com |
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