Nepali protesters in the US were `hired?: Gorkhapatra Photo source : Gorkhapatra daily A state-run newspaper of Nepal has alleged that hundreds of Nepalis who took part in a pro-democracy rally in the Washington D. C. on Sunday were `hired.? In its front-page story entitled ?Anti-national demonstration highly objectionable,? Gorkhapatra daily reported that Nepalis in the US had expressed ?serious objections? towards what it described as anti-monarchy and anti-national demonstrations carried out by some Nepalis based in the US. The oldest daily of the country?that turned 105 years last week-- quoted S. K. Shrestha and Pemba Sherpa, as saying that Sujata Koirala, daughter of former premier G P Koirala, spent thousands of dollars to ?spread rumours against Nepal in the US.? ?Since Sunday was a holiday, she was able to gather some Nepali laborers by paying USD 50 each,? the daily quoted Shrestha and Sherpa duo as saying. The news story, datelined Kathmandu, also quoted Colorado-based journalist Ganga Chaulagain, Maryland-based Ramesh Sharma and a student Sunita Chhetri condemning Sunday?s demonstrations. Described as the largest rally of the Nepalis in the US so far, some 700 Nepalis and friends of Nepal had gathered in Washington D. C. Sunday calling for peace and restoration of democracy in Nepal. Speakers in the rally included T. Kumar, Amnesty International USA; Murari Raj Sharma, former ambassador of Nepal to the United Nations; and Nepalese-American community leaders including Krishna Nirola, president, Association of Nepalis in the Americas; Shyam Karki, vice president, Non Resident Nepali Association; Anand Bista, president, Nepalese Democratic Youth Council USA; attorney Madhavi Basnet; Mohan Sitaula of Texas; Mridula Koirala of New York; Mingma Sherpa of New York; Suman Timsina of Pennsylvania; Bishwa Acharya of Georgia; Tirtha Mali of Florida; and Girija Gautam of Tennessee. The rally was sponsored by FreeNepal.org, International Nepal Solidarity Network, Liberal Democracy Nepal, Nepal Human Rights Commission USA, Nepalese American Journalist Association, Nepalese Americas Council, Nepalese Democratic Youth Council USA, and Samudaya.org. nepalnews.com by May 17 05