Nepali Royal Palace to be turned into national museum

NEPAL: Leaders of three Nepali major parties have agreed to turn the Narayanhity royal palace in capital Kathmandu into national a museum after the implementation of republic on Wednesday through the Constituent Assembly meeting, according to a senior leader.

Jhalnath Khanal, general secretary of the Communist Party Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), told reporters Tuesday that the Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) have agreed to turn the royal palace into national museum rather than the official residence of president.

"The palace will be turned into a national museum. A separate residence for president will have to be found out," Khanal said.

Khanal said that on Wednesday the CA will direct the government to implement republic.

"It will direct the government to implement the republic. Beginning Wednesday, all privileges and perks to the king will be ended," he said.

The government will notify the king of the CA decisions, he said. Kathmandu, Wednesday, Xinhua