Home » Politics » Demand for a referendum on the Hindu state rising within the Maoist CentreCPN-Maoist Centre leader Ram Kumar Sharma submits a memorandum to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal asking him to hold a referendum to let the citizens choose between secularism and a Hindu state, in Kathmandu, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Kathmandu, May 18A few leaders of the ruling CPN-Maoist Centre have demanded that the government hold a referendum to choose between establishing Nepal as a Hindu state and a secular one. Ram Kumar Sharma, a central leader of the party, on Tuesday, submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also the chairman of the party, asking him to consider the proposal. Otherwise, pro-Hindu forces such as the RPP will get more popular and stronger,” Sharma informs Onlinekhabar. The constitution‘s article 275 has a provision for a referendum.

Source: The Hindu May 18, 2023 07:12 UTC