Chief District Officer of Darchula Says - We do not have to ask anyone while walking in our own territory
Darchula Chief District Officer Sharad Kumar Pokhrel said that he had received the letter from India but it had no meaning. "The constitution gives Nepali citizens the right to go anywhere in the country, so there is no need for anyone to object when they go to their territory," he said. He said that it was not necessary to inform anyone while Nepali citizens were walking in Nepali territory but the government was aware of the safety of the citizens. He informed that work is being done to solve the problem of road shortage in Chhangru, Tinker and other places in the area.
Chief District Officer Pokharel said that for the convenience of the citizens of the area, the materials for the construction of the bridge have recently been delivered by helicopter and the bridge is under construction. He said that 200 quintals of rice had recently been delivered to the area by helicopter to solve the food crisis in the area. "Considering the safety of our citizens, the work of setting up BOP (Border Security Post) near the encroached area is also moving ahead," he said.
He informed that it was decided to select land for the establishment of BOP in Upper Powwa near the encroached area only on Sunday. He said that the government has emphasized on the establishment of BOP as the presence of Nepali security personnel in the area would make the citizens feel safe. As the border dispute between the two countries escalated, the government had set up a Border Outpost (BOP) of the Armed Police Force in Changru of Beas village on April 13. While the border dispute between the two countries was escalating, Chief of Army Staff Purnachandra Thapa and Inspector General of the Armed Police Force Shailesh Thapa had also visited the area on July 19.
Chief District Officer Pokharel said that 70 families in Tinker and 119 families in Chhangru were busy in farming instead of going to India or China due to the floods. "Now they are living in a safe house. They are not facing any hardship now," he said.
After the Sugauli Treaty of 1816 between Nepal and the then British India, the western border of Nepal was fixed at the head of the river Kalimpiadhura. But later, India has encroached on thousands of hectares of Nepali land by calling the river flowing from Lipulekh as Kali River.
India had encroached on Nepali territory including Kalapani after the Indo-China War of 1962. At that time, after being defeated by the Chinese army, the Indian army came to the Nepali territory of Kalapani and stayed temporarily. In time, the Indian Army expanded its military presence in the area. India is now claiming the territory as its own.
After the Sugauli Treaty of 1816 between Nepal and the then British India, the western border of Nepal was fixed at the head of the river Kalimpiadhura. But later, India has encroached on thousands of hectares of Nepali land by calling the river flowing from Lipulek as Kali River. For a long time, there was no formal dialogue between the two governments on this issue. During the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to China in 2015, Nepal had protested on the issue after an agreement was reached to make Lipulek a trading center without consulting Nepal.
The controversy came to the fore after India included Nepal's territory of Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulek in its new political map released on November 2. The issue became more complicated when Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the road connecting Kailash Mansarovar via Lipulek on April 10 via video conference. Expressing dissatisfaction with India, Nepal summoned Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Quatra to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed over a diplomatic note on April 13. While India was escalating the dispute by including Nepali territory in its map, it had added fuel to the fire by inaugurating one-way roads in Nepali territory.
As opposition to the Indian decision grew in Nepal, the government made a commitment to make the new map public by including the encroached territory in its annual policy and program made public on May 20. Three days later, a meeting of the Council of Ministers decided to print a new map covering the encroached territory. On May 22, the government released a new map covering the encroached territory. The map was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives on June 13.
Though Nepal has repeatedly offered diplomatic notes and talks to resolve the issue on the issue of India's encroachment on Nepal's map and construction of roads on Nepali territory, India has been ignoring it. Rather than seeking a solution to the problem through talks, India has been working in a non-diplomatic manner to prevent Nepali citizens from entering Nepali territory and to build structures on Nepali territory.
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Nepal in 2014, the two countries agreed to seek a solution to the unresolved border dispute through a high-level mechanism at the Foreign Secretary level, but the relationship between the two countries is the weakest in history. Has reached the stage.
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