Their Majesties the King and Queen, who are in an informal visit of western development region visited Bhairahawa on Wednesday.

Regional Administrator Chhatra Bikram Shah, zonal administrator Ram Kirshna Pant, Chair of Rupandehi District Development Committee Birendra Chhetri, Chief District Officer Ganga Dutta Awasti and other dignitaries welcomed Their Majesties upon their arrival at Garrison Battalion in Bhairahawa at quarter past 11 in the morning.

Their Majesties then went to Siddharthanagar municipality office and received information about the state of affairs there.

Mayor of Siddharthanagar municipality Ramjee Prasad Rauniyar briefed their Majesties about the municipality’s activities.

The royal couple then walked for around one kilometer from the municipality office to DDC office and directly interacted with thousands of people who had gathered to welcome their majesties.

The locals urged their Majesties for peace, cessation of foreign intervention and to address the citizenship problem.

At the DDC office, DDC chairman Chhetri briefed Their Majesties about the district’s past, present and future plans.

Chhetri requested their Majesties to take the initiative for Buddhist University in Lumbini and establishment of an international airport in the town and Bhairahawa-Butwal trolley bus service, inter alias.

Their Majesties the King and Queen are staying at the Ratna Mandir at Lakeside, Pokhara, for the last few weeks. They royal couple will stay there for a couple of weeks more. nepalnews.com pb Apr 05 06