Kathmandu, March 12 -- Sunday's popular reception of former king Gyanendra Shah as he returned to Kathmandu following his months-long tour of the country was a major topic of discussion in Parliament on Tuesday.

Pushpa Kamal Dahal, chairman of the main opposition CPN (Maoist Centre), alleged that the misgovernance of the past seven months under the KP Sharma Oli-led coalition had resulted in royalists taking to the streets.

Speaking in the House of Representatives, Dahal said that the government's incompetence had pushed people from all sectors and communities towards agitation.

The Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, the first and second biggest parties in Parliament, inked a seven-point agreement on July 1 last year to form a coalition gove...