Twenty-two persons were arrested Friday for protesting and stoning a limousine carrying Queen Aishwarya, two of her children and her sister, authorities said.
The royal family, which was en route to the Temple of Pashupati Nath for the festival of Teej, was not injured in the incident Thursday, although the queen's vehicle was badly damaged, the Home Ministry said.Leaders of two political parties in the interim government denounced the incident.
"Such incidents, which devalue democratic values, individual freedom and respect, are uncivilized and deplorable," said Ganesh Man Singh, the leader of the Nepali Congress.