KATHMANDU, MAY 9
Nepali Congress has termed India's Operation Sindoor against terrorists' infrastructure in Pakistan and Line of Control as a 'justified attack'.
Joint General Secretary of NC Jivan Pariyar told THT that NC office bearers were in favour of action against terrorism anywhere in the world. He said NC leaders also supported the government's statement issued against terrorism yesterday.
"We are committed not to allow anyone to use our soil against our neighbours. We are of the view that we should be extra cautious against anybody using our soil against any neighbour," he added.
After the office bearers' meeting, NC Spokesperson Prakash Sharan Mahat clarified that terrorism is a global challenge, and it is the duty of all countries to take a firm stance against it.
"We always stand against terrorism and this is the common consensus reached in our meeting as well," Mahat said. "All of us hope that the current conflict between India and Pakistan does not escalate into a war."
A meeting of NC office bearers and former office bearers held today at party President Sher Bahadur Deuba's residence concluded that India's action against Pakistan in response to terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 was justified.
"We have always been against terrorism. We consider actions taken against terrorism to be justified. We are of the view that no one should harbour terrorism," said Nepali Congress Spokesperson Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat after the meeting. "We stand in support of efforts to discourage terrorism. Our conclusion is that wherever such incidents occur in the world, we stand against them."
He also mentioned that the Nepali Congress wishes the conflict between India and Pakistan does not escalate into war.
"A war-like situation has developed. Following the attack on the terrorist base, there has been a retaliatory strike from Pakistan," said NC Spokesperson Mahat. "We hope it doesn't escalate into full-scale war and that peace is restored soon."
Mahat further informed that the meeting of office bearers and former office bearers also concluded that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) should be advanced to resolve conflict-era incidents in a fair manner.
"We concluded that the commission must move forward in a fair manner to resolve the issues of enforced disappearances and matters of truth and reconciliation," Mahat said. "Alongside this, we also discussed that all constitutional structures should be completed and that the government should prioritise this matter."
