काठमाडौं : भारतको नयाँ नक्सामा नेपालको कालापानी, लिपुलेक र लिम्पियाधुरा समेटिएको विरोधमा कांग्रेसका ९ युवा नेताले संयुक्त विज्ञप्ति सार्वजनिक गरेका छन्। विज्ञप्तिमा भारतीय नक्सामा नेपालको भूमि समेटिएकोप्रति गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको उल्लेख गरिएको छ।
शनिबार कांग्रेस नेता चन्द्र भण्डारी, धनराज गुरुङ, कमला पन्त, रत्ना शेरचन, गगन थापा, बद्री पाण्डे, जीवन परियार, गुरूराज घिमिरे र प्रदिप पौडेलले संयुक्त विज्ञप्ति सार्वजनिक गरेका हुन्।
विज्ञप्तिमा नेपाली भूमि मिच्ने अधिकार कसैलाई नभएको प्रष्ट पारिएको छ। विज्ञप्तिमा नेताले सरकारलाई तत्काल भारत सरकारसँग कुरा गर्न आग्रह गरेका छन्। कांग्रेस नेताको विज्ञप्तिमा भारतसँगै चीनसँगको सीमा विवादको विषयसमेत उल्लेख छ।
‘एक आपसमा घनिष्ठ छिमेकीको रूपमा रहेका भारत र चीन दुवै देशले आपसी सद्भाव, भाइचारा, बन्धुत्व र मैत्रिपूर्ण सम्बन्धको धरातलमा उभिएर अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नियम, प्रचलन र मान्यतालाई ख्याल गरेर छिमेकी राष्ट्रसँग सम्मानपूर्ण व्यवहार गर्नु पर्दछ भन्ने हाम्रो दृढ मान्यता छ’, विज्ञप्तिमा भनिएको छ, ‘शक्ति, बल र अभिमान प्रदर्शन गरेर साना राष्ट्रलाई थिचोमिचो र दुर्व्यवहार गर्न मानवता, दर्शन र हाम्रो सभ्यताले पनि हामी कसैलाई अनुमति दिदैनन भन्ने कुरा पनि स्मरण गराउन चाहन्छौं।’
JOINT STATEMENT
The political map recently released by the Government of India designates Nepal’s land Lipulek and Kalapani as Indian territory. The act has drawn our serious attention. The Sugauli Treaty of 1816 signed between Nepal and India, then ruled by the British, clearly establishes that all the territories to the eastern part of Mahakali River belong to Nepal and indivisible parts of Nepal.
To underestimate the reality will not serve anyone’s interest. No one can encroach upon the Nepalese territory. The present-day international boundary of Nepal was set by our ancestors at the cost of their lives. Thus, the act of encroachment of the territory of Nepal is unforgivable to the Nepali people. The incident has stunned, saddened and angered the entire Nepali people.
The government of Nepal should hold talks with the Government of India candidly on this untoward incident. Considering the all-party meeting called by the government on border encroachment as a positive initiation, we would like to urge the government to take an effective diplomatic initiative to resolve the issue of border encroachment at other places including this for a meaningful, results-oriented and lasting manner.
India and China have remained very close neighbours of Nepal for centuries. We firmly believe that both the countries, in keeping with mutual harmony, fraternity, friendship, and cordial relations and the international laws, practice and values should treat their neighbours respectfully. We would also like to remind that humanity, philosophy and our civilization do not allow us to oppress and misbehave with smaller countries using power, coercion and arrogance.
Jai Nepal (May Nepal Live Long) !
Nepali Congress Central Committee Members:
Dr Chandra Bhandari, Dhan Raj Gurung, Kamala Pant, Ratna Sherchan, Gagan Thapa, Badri Pandey, Jivan Pariyar, Guru Raj Ghimire, Pradeep Poudel.
प्रतिक्रिया दिनुहोस !
