Kathmandu, Oct. 25 -- The government has invited Durga Prasai, who has been campaigning for the restoration of Nepal as a Hindu state, for talks. This follows his calls for new protests for the cause.

Prasai has made several provocative statements against Prime Minister Sushila Karki, Home Minister Om Prakash Aryal, Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, and Gen Z leader Sudan Gurung, among others.

The decision comes on the heels of a high-level security meeting chaired by Prime Minister Karki on Saturday. "We have already invited him [Prasai] for talks," Home Minister Aryal told the Post. The chief district officer of Kathmandu was instructed to call Prasai for dialogue.

Kathmandu CDO Ishwar Raj Poudel, however, did not respond to calls made ...