The Rastriya Prajatantra Party has termed a report of the US Department of State as baseless as that claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party and other Hindu groups in India continued to pressure Nepali politicians, particularly the RPP, to reinstate Nepal as a Hindu state.

In a clarification letter addressed to the US Ambassador to Nepal Dean R. Thompson, the party’s chair Rajendra Lingden, said the report has drawn serious attention of the party.

“The report contains baseless allegations against the RPP,” chair Lingden said in the letter.

The report draws the conclusion citing civil society members’ statements but does not disclose who the civil society leaders are, it said. The party has pointed out that the said civil society leaders have failed to present any substantive evidence to back the allegation.

“The report moreover fails to seek any view or clarification from the RPP. The report hence, reflects a one-sided bias and comes short in presenting a balanced, credible and trustworthy reality, if not the whole truth per se,” reads the letter.

The party said it welcomes good faith from friendly countries in establishing its agenda and goals but doesn’t entertain any kind of external interference and monetary support whatsoever.

“The sweeping allegations carried in the report tend to tarnish our image and we are deeply hurt given the consequences. We hereby urge and call upon the United States Department of State to revisit and set right the shortfalls of the report,” the party said.

The RPP advocates the restoration of the Hindu state and monarchy that Nepal overthrew after a popular movement in 2008.