<p>Nepal newspapers Sunday gave wide coverage to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal taking charge of Delhi and wondered if their country too needed a similar anti-corruption crusader.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Many newspapers here extensively covered the oath-taking ceremony of Kejriwal at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan -- with photographs.<br /><br />The event was attended by tens of thousands of people. It was a front-page story in almost all the major dailies - English and the vernacular media.<br /><br />The largest circulated daily Kantipur described how Kejriwal travelled on Delhi Metro to reach Ramlila Maidan and the promises he made to bring about a new society.<br />It also had an analytical piece: "Will AAP get birth in Nepal?"<br /><br />Political leaders and commentators said chances of having an alternative political force like the Aam Aadmi Party were high in Nepal if incumbent political parties failed to deliver.<br /><br />Some, however, said Nepal needed to wait for such a movement as the current priorities were a new constitution and the ongoing peace process, not elimination of corruption.<br /><br />Social scientist Chaitanya Mishra said Nepali media was not vibrant like its Indian counterpart.<br /><br />The Kathmandu Post story read: "Anti-graft champion takes charge in Delhi". <br />The Himalayan Times and vernacular daily Nagrak also had similar stories on their front pages.<br /><br />News channels also gave extensive coverage to the Ramlila Maidan ceremony.<br />Political commentators took to Facebook and Twitter to discuss the rise of the AAP in India.<br /><br />"The people of Delhi ... have really created a ripple in South Asian politics," Jugal Bhurtel wrote on his Facebook wall.<br /><br />However, Ujjwal Acharya wondered why there was such a huge coverage of Kejriwal's oath taking ceremony. <br /></p>
<p>Nepal newspapers Sunday gave wide coverage to AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal taking charge of Delhi and wondered if their country too needed a similar anti-corruption crusader.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Many newspapers here extensively covered the oath-taking ceremony of Kejriwal at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan -- with photographs.<br /><br />The event was attended by tens of thousands of people. It was a front-page story in almost all the major dailies - English and the vernacular media.<br /><br />The largest circulated daily Kantipur described how Kejriwal travelled on Delhi Metro to reach Ramlila Maidan and the promises he made to bring about a new society.<br />It also had an analytical piece: "Will AAP get birth in Nepal?"<br /><br />Political leaders and commentators said chances of having an alternative political force like the Aam Aadmi Party were high in Nepal if incumbent political parties failed to deliver.<br /><br />Some, however, said Nepal needed to wait for such a movement as the current priorities were a new constitution and the ongoing peace process, not elimination of corruption.<br /><br />Social scientist Chaitanya Mishra said Nepali media was not vibrant like its Indian counterpart.<br /><br />The Kathmandu Post story read: "Anti-graft champion takes charge in Delhi". <br />The Himalayan Times and vernacular daily Nagrak also had similar stories on their front pages.<br /><br />News channels also gave extensive coverage to the Ramlila Maidan ceremony.<br />Political commentators took to Facebook and Twitter to discuss the rise of the AAP in India.<br /><br />"The people of Delhi ... have really created a ripple in South Asian politics," Jugal Bhurtel wrote on his Facebook wall.<br /><br />However, Ujjwal Acharya wondered why there was such a huge coverage of Kejriwal's oath taking ceremony. <br /></p>