Jul 14, 2016- India has refrained from making any formal comments regarding the recent political development in Nepal.
Speaking at a weekly press conference, Official Spokesperson at Indian Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup said that India believes that recent political development of Nepal is its internal matters. “How can I make comments on something that is internal matter of Nepal,” Swarup said.
Asked about Prime Minister KP Oli’s statement on India’s involvement in toppling his government, the official Spokesperson said, “I have not seen that statement. If so, we would categorically reject such statement.” Swarup added that he would not make any comments.
Earlier, in an informal talks with the Post, a senior Indian official, requesting not to mention his name, had said that the new NC-Maoist coalition government should focus on building a better relation between the two countries. The official also said that all parties including CPN-UML, Madhes-based parties should be on board to implement constitution.
“We believe that Nepal should move ahead with the new constitution. The dissenting voices should be accommodated and country should go for election,” the official said requesting anonymity. The Indian official also said that the NC-CPN (Maoist Centre) coalition should give stability to the country. “Even the support of CPN-UML is necessary to move ahead with holding elections,” the official said.
The reading of Indian establishment is that there are anti-India sentiments even in the Madhes and current parties in the government are responsible for such scenario.
Likewise, the Indian official believed that some sections of society are trying best to spread anti-Indian sentiment in Nepal. "Both ultra nationalist in Kathmandu and CK Raut in Madhes are bad for bilateral relations," said the official.
Asked about the dissolution of Prachanda-led government in 2008 and his souring relation with India, the official said: "Now the situation has changed, we would accept the decision made by Nepali Parliament."
At a public program few days ago, Former Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shyam Sharan had said that though there is anti-Indian sentiment in Nepal, there is no anti-Nepal sentiment in India.
Similarly, Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj had expressed displeasure for “being dragged into Nepal’s internal affairs”, particularly issues related to efforts to topple the CPN-UML-led government.
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