Kathmandu: Nepal's embattled King Gyanendra has no plans to seek exile in India following the surprise victory of Maoists in Nepal polls, the royal palace has said, dismissing reports that the monarch has sought asylum abroad.
The reports, which appeared in national and international media saying the King has sought refuge in India, were totally "false and fabricated", Narayanhiti Royal Palace said in a statement on Sunday.
The King has no immediate plan either to vacate the Narayanhiti Palace or to leave the country to take refuge in India, a palace official said.
"It will be pre-mature to talk about the King leaving the palace and going to India in exile. Let the legal procedure take its course," the official added.
Maoist chief Prachanda yesterday met Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shanker Mukherjee apparently to discuss a "graceful exit" for King Gyanendra after the party won the landmark Constituent Assembly election.
CPN-Maoist's third-in-rank leader Ram Bahadur Thapa Badal has said that the King should better leave the palace gracefully after the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly implements the decision on a republic.
"If the King does not abide by the people's mandate the government will forcefully vacate the palace," Badal warned.
After the Maoists gave a one month deadline to the King to vacate the Narayanhiti Palace, media is buzzing with reports that the King might be seeking a refuge in India, probably Rajasthan.
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