Hetauda, November 16

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa today said the government should not internationalise the blockade at the Nepal-India border points.

Thapa advised Nepal and India to figure out a solution to the obstruction at border points through bilateral channel.

Speaking at a press meet organised in Hetauda, Thapa reiterated that the blockade had meted out untold misery to the Nepali people.

Stating that the problem between Nepal and India could be solved through dialogue, Thapa added that it was mysterious to have obstruction at border points from the Indian side.

On a different note, Thapa argued that obstruction by the agitating Madheshi parties would not help offer a solution to the country. He reiterated that the government was always ready to solve the Tarai crisis through negotiation.

He asked the southern neighbour to resume the supply of essentials, including petroleum products at the earliest.

He flayed some self proclaimed intellectuals trumpeting their flutes saying that the newly promulgated statute was not inclusive.