Won't tolerate blockade anymore, says PM
CHITWAN: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said the nation would not witness any kind of border blockade and obstruction in free transportation as the government would not tolerate such activities.
"The government will move ahead in accordance with the law," the Prime Minister said in Chitwan today, "The government cannot just look at Nepali people suffering because of someone's whim."
Oli was inaugurating the silver jubilee celebration of the Federation of Contractors' Association of Nepal in Ratnanagar of Chitwan today.
Meanwhile, Oli said the government would extend deadline of infrastructure development projects by a year considering impacts of the earthquake and the border blockade last year.
He, however, warned the contractors against any unnecessary delay.
Oli claimed that the government would speed up post-earthquake reconstruction works.
In a different context, the Prime Minister, who recently visited India and China, said the government would independently maintain friendly relations with both the neighbours.
Nepal could enjoy the transit right granted to it as a land-locked nation from both the nations, he added.
More than 1,200 construction businesspersons have gathered in Chitwan for the function.