<p>Prachanda, who quit as premier after a dispute with President Ram Baran Yadav over the issue of sacking of army chief, said the present CPN-UML-led government is “just a puppet” and efforts are on to “murder the infant republic”.<br />“After Madhav Kumar Nepal became the prime minister, a conspiracy is being hatched with the help of foreign powers to restore monarchy,” Prachanda told a workers’ gathering in Lalitpur on Friday, when Nepal observed its first republic day.<br />The country abolished its 240-year-old monarchy on May 29 last year, dislodging King Gyanendra from power.<br />While resigning as prime minister earlier this month, Prachanda had indirectly accused India of interfering in Nepal’s internal affairs.</p>
<p>Prachanda, who quit as premier after a dispute with President Ram Baran Yadav over the issue of sacking of army chief, said the present CPN-UML-led government is “just a puppet” and efforts are on to “murder the infant republic”.<br />“After Madhav Kumar Nepal became the prime minister, a conspiracy is being hatched with the help of foreign powers to restore monarchy,” Prachanda told a workers’ gathering in Lalitpur on Friday, when Nepal observed its first republic day.<br />The country abolished its 240-year-old monarchy on May 29 last year, dislodging King Gyanendra from power.<br />While resigning as prime minister earlier this month, Prachanda had indirectly accused India of interfering in Nepal’s internal affairs.</p>