<p> The leader of a pro-monarchist and pro-Hindu political party in Nepal has said his party would not seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi's help to restore the country's status as the world's only Hindu state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Kamal Thapa, president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party–Nepal (RRP-Nepal), said whether Nepal should be a Hindu state or a secular state is the internal matter of the country."We don't want leaders of other country to get involved in our internal matter," he told a private television channel during an interview.<br /><br />"We will raise the matter within our own country."<br /><br />The RPP-Nepal continues to push for a return to constitutional monarchy and has focused its campaign on making Nepal a Hindu state once again after it was declared a secular republic in 2008.<br /><br />Thapa said Modi is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is a strong supporter of Hindu religion, but "we are not going to ask his help in restoring Nepal as a Hindu state."<br /><br />Instead, reducing a huge trade-deficit with India, increasing Indian investment in Nepal and development of hydropower are the three main agenda we should discuss with the visiting Prime Minister, he pointed out.<br /><br />Modi begins his two-day Nepal visit on Sunday, during which he will meet the Nepalese leaders. He will also offer a special prayer at the famed Pashupatinath Temple situated on the banks of Bagmati river on the outskirts of Kathmandu.<br /><br />Modi would be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit neighbouring Nepal in 17 years.Meanwhile, CPN-UML chairman KP Sharma Oli has said Nepal should make the most of the visit of Prime Minister Modi.<br /><br />He expressed confidence in the Parliament that the visit would be an important milestone in the history of Nepal-India relations. </p>
<p> The leader of a pro-monarchist and pro-Hindu political party in Nepal has said his party would not seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi's help to restore the country's status as the world's only Hindu state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Kamal Thapa, president of Rastriya Prajatantra Party–Nepal (RRP-Nepal), said whether Nepal should be a Hindu state or a secular state is the internal matter of the country."We don't want leaders of other country to get involved in our internal matter," he told a private television channel during an interview.<br /><br />"We will raise the matter within our own country."<br /><br />The RPP-Nepal continues to push for a return to constitutional monarchy and has focused its campaign on making Nepal a Hindu state once again after it was declared a secular republic in 2008.<br /><br />Thapa said Modi is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is a strong supporter of Hindu religion, but "we are not going to ask his help in restoring Nepal as a Hindu state."<br /><br />Instead, reducing a huge trade-deficit with India, increasing Indian investment in Nepal and development of hydropower are the three main agenda we should discuss with the visiting Prime Minister, he pointed out.<br /><br />Modi begins his two-day Nepal visit on Sunday, during which he will meet the Nepalese leaders. He will also offer a special prayer at the famed Pashupatinath Temple situated on the banks of Bagmati river on the outskirts of Kathmandu.<br /><br />Modi would be the first Indian Prime Minister to visit neighbouring Nepal in 17 years.Meanwhile, CPN-UML chairman KP Sharma Oli has said Nepal should make the most of the visit of Prime Minister Modi.<br /><br />He expressed confidence in the Parliament that the visit would be an important milestone in the history of Nepal-India relations. </p>