Gorkha Parishad

Gorkha Parishad was a political party in Nepal, active in the 1950s. The party was led by Bharat Shamsher.[1] The party was known as Gorkha Dal until 1952, when it was suppressed after having organised riots against B.P. Koirala. According to Levi, the party was a rightwing communal creation of the Ranas.[2]

Shamsher was arrested in the 1960 royal coup, but was released in the fall of 1961 after giving support to the King. He was able to travel abroad, visited the Rome session of the Socialist International and then went to India. In India he denounced the royal regime in Nepal and pledged cooperation with the Nepali Congress to overthrow it. A month later he announced the merger of the party with the Nepali Congress. The Gorkha Parishad leaders in Kathmandu did however condemn this action.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bajracharya, Bhadra Ratha/Sharma, Sita Ram/Bakshi S.R.. Political development in Nepal. New Delhi: Anmol Publications, 1993. p. 114, 115
  2. ↑ Levi, Werner. Politics in Nepal, published in Far Eastern Survey, Vol. 25, No. 3, (Mar., 1956), pp. 39-46
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