Kathmandu, Nov. 13 -- The government has begun talks with Durga Prasain's Citizen and Government Protection Campaign after the group announced a nationwide protest from November 23. The first round of talks held at the Ministry of Home Affairs focussed on the campaign's 27-point demand, including abolition of the constitution, restoration of monarchy, and reforms in the banking sector.

The talks come as the interim government led by Prime Minister Sushila Karki, formed to hold snap parliamentary elections after the Gen Z protests in September, seeks to engage with various agitating groups that could pose a threat to the election process. Prasain is a self-proclaimed monarchist, who was previously associated with the CPN (Maoist Centre) a...