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Gyanendra may seek refuge in India
Gyanendra may seek refuge in India
Jaipur, April 16: As Nepal is getting ready to take the final plunge into democracy; it seems the ripples will be felt in the obscure semi arid town of Sikar here in Rajasthan. According to reports, with the Maoist parties making a clean sweep in the recent elections, King Gyanendra of Nepal was getting more concerned over the safety of his family and was likely to seek refuge in India, probably in Rajasthan. However it was confirmed today late evening that so far the Nepal King has not requested for a safe passage to India.
Meanwhile it is being speculated that sooner or later King Gyanendra would be forced to flee from Nepal in order to escape prosecution. Rajasthan's name had cropped earlier also when the Nepalese monarch sought a safe passage into India during a massive Maoist upheaval against the royal family in the past. King Gyanendra's family had entered into a marital alliance with the erstwhile rulers of Sikar when his son and crown Prince of Nepal, Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev married Princess Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi, the daughter of Raja Rao Vikramsingh Shekhawat of Sikar in 1999. According to reliable sources associated with the Sikar royal family, Princess Himani and Vikramsingh Shekhawat, presently based in Nepal were likely to return home but they were still awaiting a final word on the status of King Gyanendra and Prince Paras.
“Vikramsinghji and princess Himani are likely to return to Sikar soon. He has informed his brothers here in Sikar about his return. It should indirectly imply that Prince Paras would be accompanying them,†said Ashfaque Kayam Khan, a Sikar based social activist who is acquainted with Vikramsingh Shekawat.
They are likely to settle down at Reshma Mahal, a palace owned by the Sikar Royal family about 115 kilometers away from Jaipur. Till recently, a portion of the palace used to be rented out as heritage wedding venue. But now the caretakers have received strict orders to refuse any more bookings after 27 April. n SNS