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India's encroachment on Nepali land
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that India should be ready for immediate talks as India has encroached on Nepali land and built roads.
At all-party meeting held at the PM's residence in Baluwatar on Wednesday, Prime Minister Oli said, “There was no dispute over Nepal's black border.”
After India released its political map in 2019, Prime Minister Oli had said that he was not ready to take the initiative for continuous talks till March.
The Prime Minister also said that he would bring back the land saved by his ancestors. Prime Minister Oli also informed the meeting that Nepal was ready for the level at which India wants to hold talks to resolve this issue.
The parties represented in the meeting have suggested the government to hold talks with India immediately. Stating that all the territory east of the Kali River belongs to Nepal.
Deuba suggested the government to hold one-on-one talks with India first and then with India and China, regarding the understanding reached between China and India in 2015.
In the meeting, the Prime Minister stressed on the need to come to India for talks, said Foreign Minister Gyawali.
He said, “It was not justifiable to build a road and inaugurate it on the basis of diplomatic and international law, norms and views even after acknowledging that the problem in Lipulek and other areas has not been resolved.”
Stating that the Government of Nepal has already taken a clear stand on this issue, he said that more views would be made public if necessary.
Leaders of other parties said they would support the government's positive steps on the country's prosperity, the struggle against the Corona and nationalism, including Lipulek.
