Nepal’s reinstated parliament on Thursday unanimously approved a sweeping plan to curtail the powers of the king and take away his control over the army. The historic move came less than a month after often violent mass protests across the Himalayan nation pressured King Gyanendra to reinstate parliament and hand power back to a multi-party government. The landmark resolution was approved by a verbal vote by deputies in the 205-member house, less than two hours after it was presented by Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. The proclamation takes away the title of supreme commander-in-chief of the military from the king, traditionally revered as an incarnation of Hindu God Vishnu until the present monarch fell foul of his people after he grabbed power in 2005. The government will no longer be called “His Majesty’s Government” but just Nepal government. The country would also stop being a Hindu nation and become a secular state. “It reflects the aspirations of the people and respects the sacrifices of the people who were martyred during the movement,” Koirala said as he tabled the resolution, referring to weeks of mass protests against King Gyanendra.