The Indian government has delivered a sharp and unambiguous public rebuke to controversial Nepali businessman and pro-monarchy agitator Durga Prasai, categorically denying any role, interest, or endorsement in his inflammatory campaign to restore Nepal's defunct monarchy and declare it a Hindu rashtra, even as he undergoes follow-up cancer treatment in Delhi this week.

Marking his second medical trip to the Indian capital in just a few weeks, the outspoken royalist has shamelessly rebranded his hospital visits as strategic political outreach, publicly claiming he was in Delhi to "engage with Indian leaders" and secure their "moral support" for his anti-republican crusade—narratives that have been met with official silence and private fury from New Delhi.

Insiders from diplomatic and security circles disclosed that Indian authorities explicitly cautioned Prasai and his accompanying son against any political maneuvering on Indian territory or spreading false narratives of government backing, confirming that no meetings were arranged with any Indian official, minister, or party representative, just as his previous attempts over the past month had been firmly rebuffed.

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With Prasai now mobilizing for a explosive November 23 pro-monarchy mega-rally in Kathmandu—set to escalate into a nationwide wave of road blockades, mass demonstrations, and fiery nationalist speeches condemning Nepal's secular republic—senior officials in Delhi voiced growing irritation at his repeated invocation of Indian sympathy, reiterating that India's Nepal policy is anchored in ironclad non-interference and constructive engagement solely with Kathmandu's elected democratic institutions, not fringe agitators.

Already tarnished by a history of violent protests, widespread arrests, and Prasai's dramatic April arrest by Indian police—who promptly handed him over to Nepali authorities after he fled a chaotic demonstration that saw his supporters torch dozens of public and private properties—analysts in both capitals warn that his calculated bids to borrow India's clout for domestic legitimacy have utterly collapsed in the face of Delhi's categorical and public disavowal, further isolating his polarizing movement on the fringes of Nepali politics.

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