Member of Parliament Bishnu Bahadur Vishwakarma from the Nepal Communist Party has described the visit of Ravi Lamichhane, chairman of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, to India as an act of ‘servility.’ MP Vishwakarma raised questions during a National Assembly session opposing the Prime Minister’s remarks concerning Nepal’s and India’s border issues. Lamichhane, currently on a five-day visit to India, is engaged in high-level political meetings there.
On May 20 in Kathmandu, MP Vishwakarma addressed the National Assembly, stating, ‘Relations with India are currently strained. At such a time, the Prime Minister has sent his party’s chairman to India as a kind of envoy. This is a form of servility.’ Meanwhile, Rastriya Swatantra Party Chairman Lamichhane remains occupied with these high-level political engagements in India.
Amid this, MP Vishwakarma also criticized the Prime Minister’s recent comments on the Nepal-India border and made remarks regarding Lamichhane’s trip to India. During a House of Representatives session last Sunday, Prime Minister Balen had stated that the border dispute with India would be resolved through diplomatic discussions. He mentioned, ‘You may be surprised, but after becoming Prime Minister, I learned that India has encroached not only on Nepalese land but that Nepal has also encroached on Indian territory in many places.’ Opposing these comments, MP Vishwakarma questioned the origin and reasoning behind such statements.
