Nepal, April 25 -- Over the past few months, a political movement seeking to bring back monarchy in Nepal has intensified. The movement's common rallying cry is "Please come back, oh King. Save the country."

Monarchy could return. But when it does, there may be no Nepal left for the monarchy to save.

The greatest risk from the continuation of the pro-monarchy movement is that Nepal may splinter, and parts may be tempted to secede from the union. The risks are high, the costs even higher. This is why Nepal's politically neutral civil society must come together, recognise the risks and push for improvements from our current social, economic and political systems.

A political campaign

When the newly elected Constituent Assembly declared ...