Kathmandu, April 21 -- A group of Nepal's Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leaders, including party chair Rajendra Lingden, were briefly detained by police on Sunday after attempting to protest within a restricted area in Kathmandu, as the party demanded the reinstatement of the monarchy and declaration of Nepal as a Hindu state, the Kathmandu Post reported.

The demonstration took place in New Baneshwar but drew a much lower turnout than expected by organisers.

The protest came at a time of growing disagreement within the RPP over whether to hold demonstrations in restricted zones. The event was marked by disorganisation from the beginning. Several senior party leaders--including chair Lingden, vice-chair Buddhiman Tamang, and chief whi...