Security has been tightened in Kathmandu on Sunday in view of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party’s protest.

A large number of security personnel has been deployed in the places designated by the government as restricted areas.

Security personnel have been deployed in front of Singha Durbar, Parliament building, Maitighar and Baluwatar among other restricted areas since this morning.

The RPP has announced that it would breach the restricted area today.  

A meeting of the party held on Thursday had decided to stage a demonstration in the restricted area.

A leader of the RPP said that they are holding a protest today demanding that the party leaders arrested during the demonstration on March 28 be released at the earliest.

Two persons including a journalist lost their lives during the violent protest of pro-monarchy supporters in Tinkune on March 28.

The RPP has been staging protests demanding the reinstatement of monarchy.