Nepal king committed 'travesty' against democracy: US
A top US envoy said Friday Nepal's king had committed a "travesty against democracy" when he seized power, as hundreds more protesters were arrested in the Himalayan kingdom during an anti-royal strike.
"He (King Gyanendra) has done a travesty to democracy," US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher said in New Delhi, where he held talks with Indian foreign ministry officials.
There is "no logic to supporting the king," he told a business forum in the Indian capital, adding that Gyanendra "has destroyed democracy" in Nepal.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. But Boucher stopped short of calling for the king's removal, saying Washington was pressing the monarch to restore democracy and that US diplomats were sending "strong messages every day".
Boucher was in New Delhi as part of his first swing through South and Central Asia since being appointed to the post in January.
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