New Delhi: Proposal to widen the road lipulekhi The Darra area in Uttarakhand has sparked another round of outrage in Nepal, with opposition and ruling coalition parties asking India not to undermine Nepal’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Nepal’s claim script, Limpiyadhura and the Kalapani region near the tri-junction with China and previously released a new political map to justify its claim.
While the Nepal coalition government has so far remained silent on PM Narendra Modi’s comments last month on the extension of the road, the main ruling party, the Nepali Congress, said in a statement on Friday that India’s decision to further expand the road was objectionable. It also called on India to immediately withdraw its troops from the region.
“The Nepali Congress is clear that Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani are Nepalese territories. Nepal should have the right to use this geography. Indian troops stationed in Kalapani should be returned,” the statement said.
Modi, at a public event in Haldwani on December 30, said that India had built a road to Lipulekh apart from working on the Tanakpur-Pithoragarh all-weather road and “it is being taken forward”.
While the construction of the road to the Lipulekh Pass, near the tri-junction with China, has led to one of the worst diplomatic crises between India and Nepal in recent memory, the Indian government has maintained that the road is only for the first time. Follows the existing path. Pilgrims of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Under the present project, as stated earlier by the government, the same road has been made walkable for the convenience of the pilgrims, local people and traders. Nepal claims the Lipulekh and Kalapani regions in Uttarakhand, while the region is under the administrative control of India.
Another ruling party, the CPN (Unified Socialists), said in a statement earlier this week that any development activity carried out in the region without consultation with the government of Nepal was “absolutely illegal and would violate our territorial integrity and national sovereignty.” is a major violation”.
Former PM Jhala Nath said, “The Government of India is well aware that the regions of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura are sovereign territories of Nepal. We would like to request the Government of Nepal to take necessary measures to protect our territory along the border.” ” Khanali, who is also the head of the party’s international wing. The statement, according to Khanal, was in response to Modi’s remarks in Uttarakhand that a road being built “illegally” in the Nepalese region of Lipulekh was being widened.
The main opposition Nepal Communist Party-UML has also created a ruckus by calling on India to end activities that violate Nepal’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and self-respect.
In a statement, the party said, “CPN-UML firmly believes that construction of roads and other structures should be stopped, the issue should be resolved immediately through dialogue and no structures should be built till then at the state level.” until a solution is reached through dialogue.”
The party has also urged the government to immediately initiate dialogue with India on the issue and ask India to “stop all forms of bullying and take useful initiatives to establish Nepal’s practical ownership of the encroached areas”.
While the Nepal coalition government has so far remained silent on PM Narendra Modi’s comments last month on the extension of the road, the main ruling party, the Nepali Congress, said in a statement on Friday that India’s decision to further expand the road was objectionable. It also called on India to immediately withdraw its troops from the region.
“The Nepali Congress is clear that Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani are Nepalese territories. Nepal should have the right to use this geography. Indian troops stationed in Kalapani should be returned,” the statement said.
Modi, at a public event in Haldwani on December 30, said that India had built a road to Lipulekh apart from working on the Tanakpur-Pithoragarh all-weather road and “it is being taken forward”.
While the construction of the road to the Lipulekh Pass, near the tri-junction with China, has led to one of the worst diplomatic crises between India and Nepal in recent memory, the Indian government has maintained that the road is only for the first time. Follows the existing path. Pilgrims of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Under the present project, as stated earlier by the government, the same road has been made walkable for the convenience of the pilgrims, local people and traders. Nepal claims the Lipulekh and Kalapani regions in Uttarakhand, while the region is under the administrative control of India.
Another ruling party, the CPN (Unified Socialists), said in a statement earlier this week that any development activity carried out in the region without consultation with the government of Nepal was “absolutely illegal and would violate our territorial integrity and national sovereignty.” is a major violation”.
Former PM Jhala Nath said, “The Government of India is well aware that the regions of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura are sovereign territories of Nepal. We would like to request the Government of Nepal to take necessary measures to protect our territory along the border.” ” Khanali, who is also the head of the party’s international wing. The statement, according to Khanal, was in response to Modi’s remarks in Uttarakhand that a road being built “illegally” in the Nepalese region of Lipulekh was being widened.
The main opposition Nepal Communist Party-UML has also created a ruckus by calling on India to end activities that violate Nepal’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and self-respect.
In a statement, the party said, “CPN-UML firmly believes that construction of roads and other structures should be stopped, the issue should be resolved immediately through dialogue and no structures should be built till then at the state level.” until a solution is reached through dialogue.”
The party has also urged the government to immediately initiate dialogue with India on the issue and ask India to “stop all forms of bullying and take useful initiatives to establish Nepal’s practical ownership of the encroached areas”.
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