Kathmandu, March 30: Nawaraj Subedi, coordinator of the United People's Movement for Restoration of Monarchy, has given commandership to Dr Jagman Gurung during his absence.

Issuing a statement on Sunday, Subedi stated that Dr Gurung will lead the movement. He said that since the government has kept him under house arrest, Nepal’s sage Jagman Gurung will lead the United People's Movement.

Subedi has also called for the continuation of the movement.