RPP Spokesperson Mohan Shrestha Slams RSP Lawmaker Hari Dhakal Over Proposal to Rename Singha Durbar

Dragon Media Correspondent

Ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party lawmaker Hari Dhakal has drawn a sharp response from Rastriya Prajatantra Party spokesperson Mohan Shrestha after proposing that Singha Durbar be renamed.

Speaking at a program on Sunday, Dhakal argued that the name Singha Durbar was inappropriate because there are no lions in Nepal. He suggested that it could instead be renamed “Anamnagar Durbar.”

Shrestha responded through social media, expressing strong dissatisfaction with Dhakal’s remarks. He mocked the proposal and also made a sarcastic reference to Dhakal’s own name.

Calling Dhakal an “overwise” figure, Shrestha ridiculed the argument that Singha Durbar should be renamed simply because Nepal has no lions. He also made a personal jibe involving the name “Hari.”

Dhakal’s proposal and Shrestha’s reaction have since added to public debate over the name of Singha Durbar, one of Nepal’s most prominent historical and administrative landmarks.