India on Thursday said it was “very closely” monitoring the events in the Himalayan nation, a day after the motorcade of Nepal’s President Bidhya Devi Bhandari was attacked by Indian-origin Madhesis,
India on Thursday said it was “very closely” monitoring the events in the Himalayan nation, a day after the motorcade of Nepal’s President Bidhya Devi Bhandari was attacked by Indian-origin Madhesis, and urged all sides there to move forward in the spirit of reconciliation to address the issues durably.
“The two amendments concern two important outstanding issues between the Nepalese government and the agitators — constituency delimitation and proportional inclusion. They have been introduced in the Nepalese Parliament on December 15,” said external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup.
He did not reply directly when asked about the attack incident but gave India’s position on the tabling of two important amendments concerning the disaffected population of Nepal.
“We encourage and urge all sides to remain closely engaged and move forward in a spirit of reconciliation, so that political issues facing Nepal are addressed durably. We are monitoring developments very closely,” the spokesperson said.
Nepal’s first woman President Bhandari escaped unhurt on Wednesday as Madhesis attacked her motorcade with stones and hurled a petrol bomb at the famous Janaki temple she had visited, Nepalese authorities had said.
