BREAKING NEWS !!!
March 31, 2009
Mahendra 'Bairagi'
Singapore
A Singaporean woman reveals plans to enthrone 'baby king' in Nepal
Singapore
based tabloid The New Paper which carried exclusive interviews with
former crown prince of Nepal Paras Shah in three editions Sunday to
Tuesday has run yet another sensational story - plans to revive
monarchy of a Singaporean woman who claims to have high influences in
Nepal's politics.
Angella Cheng, who claims former King
Gyanendra Shah gave up his throne after she made a strategic call to
the erstwhile Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, has revealed her
plans to coax Prime Minister and the Maoist Supremo Prachanda to
enthrone Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, the grandson of the former
king and son of Paras Shah.
The New Paper reports, Ms
Cheng, 45, plans to visit Nepal during Deepavali in October and seek an
audience with prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (alias Prachanda),
during which she will offer him a plan which she thinks will unite the
country.
'I will propose that we reinstate the monarchy,
with the grandson of King Gyanendra, 6-year-old Hridayendra Bir Bikram
Shah Dev, as king. He will not have executive power but will be more of
a figurehead, and assigned the role of doing social work.'
Cheng
said Hridayendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev-dubbed 'baby king' by some
political leaders in Nepal would be a better choice to be the king
compared to former Crown Prince Paras Shah as the latter is not popular
with the people, having, as he himself has admitted, made too many
mistakes to inherit the royal mantle.
Cheng plans to decoy Prachanda government with a package of infrastructural development in Nepal.
The Singaporean believes her suggestion will bear fruit as she has two bargaining chips to persuade the Prachanda government to accept the return of the monarchy.
One, the country is in dire need of infrastructural development. An architect
by training and fluent in Nepali and Mandarin, she is accompanying the
Prachanda government to China to have discussions with the Chinese
government on starting a number of major infrastructural projects in
Nepal.
Two, through some close contacts in the Japanese
government, Ms Cheng is also trying to persuade Japan to undertake some
similar infrastructural projects in Nepal.
Cheng, who is
involved in various social works in Nepal and Singapore, has claimed
she wants to rescue Nepal out of its difficult situation. Now, Nepal is
facing perhaps its most difficult time. Revenue from tourism, its main income earner, is falling as visitors are staying away because of the global recession.
The country is also plagued by shortages of all sorts and daily blackouts.
Ms Cheng feels she has a new peace mission to play and intends to return to Nepal soon.
I
have played many crucial roles in the country for the last 28 years,
and the time has come for me to do my bit for the country again, Cheng
says.
Cheng said she has been friends with Nepal's royalties and politicians for a long time and her influence is still strong.
I
know most of the politicians, including Prime Minister Prachanda, the
Maoist rebel leader turned politician, and members of the royal family
since 1981, she said.
The report comes shortly after former
King Gyanendra Shah's month-long visit to India, which the Maoist
leaders described as a ploy to enthrone the 'baby king.'
Why Ms Angella Cheng opened up now or how credible her claims are is yet to be seen.
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