KATHMANDU: Pro-monarchy activists demanding the restoration of Nepal’s monarchy and its status as a Hindu state resumed their demonstrations on Tuesday at Sifal Ground in Kathmandu.

The protest is part of an ongoing campaign timed around Republic Day.

The group, which has been staging rallies since May 29 — the anniversary of Nepal being declared a republic in 2008 — had temporarily halted their activities on Monday.

According to organizers, Monday’s pause was to mourn the Narayanhiti Royal Palace massacre of June 1, 2001, in which King Birendra and his family were killed.

“Monday was observed in remembrance of the royal family. We resumed our campaign today as planned,” a protest leader said.

The royalist faction has long called for a national referendum on reinstating the monarchy and declaring Nepal a Hindu state — undoing key changes brought by the 2006 People’s Movement that established a secular republic.