Prachanda gave this assurance when Indian leader and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav met him here and expressed concern over sacking of the Indian priests. “Prime Minister Prachanda has assured me that his government will honour the verdict of the Supreme Court and allow the Indian Priests to perform their duty,” Mulayam told journalists after the meeting.
A row had erupted in Nepal after the Maoist government had forced the three Indian priests, including chief Priest to resign and appointed two Nepalese priests to replace them sparking widespread agitation.