MAHENDRANAGAR/PARASI: Top leaders of the UCPN-Maoist today inspected the Indo-Nepal border areas.

As per the party's 'People's Awareness Campaign for National Independace' under the fourth phase of their agitation, Maoist chairman Puspa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' inspected Kanchanpur, senior leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai Nawalparasi, senior vice-president Mohan Baidhya 'Kiran' Ilam and party’s vice president Narayankaji Shreshta 'Prakash' inspected the border areas in Banke.

Addressing a gathering in Mahendranagar after inspecting the border in Bhimduttachock of Kanchanpur's Brahmadev, Prachanda said controversial agreements between Nepal and India would be settled and border problems solved if all Nepalis united.

Stating that decisions could not be churned out despite frequent discussions for the success of the peace process and constitution writing, he said: "What is the use of discussing with robots? It feels like we are not holding discussions with humans."

Prachanda said phase four of the agitation was launched so as to talk with "handlers of the robots." Reiterating that the UCPN-Maoist does not intend to rile India or fight with it, Prachanda said: "We just want to solve the border problems."

Saying that their programme launched on Prithvi Jayanti was just a coincidence, he said Prithvi Narayan Shah was successful because the nature of fight he fought was similar to that of the Maoists. He said: "Had Pritivi Narayan Shah run the state for long, Nepal would have been very big. He would have even defeated the Britishers. But, as his successors ignored the Nepali people and led a sophisticated life, foreign intervention grew and the Shah dynasty ended."

Prachanda, who was accompanied by his wife Sita and senior leaders of his party, also inspected the 577-metre embankment that was used by India while making the Tanakpur Hydel Project.

Addressing a corner meet, Prachanda said foreign intervention has grown because parties having feudal culture and foreign sentiments ruled the nation for long.