Nepal’s Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Shashi Shrestha, has been handed over a memo by a civic group in Nepal demanding recovery of the country’s territory occupied by China.
A delegation of Rastriya Ekata Abhiyan, led by its President Binay Yadav, handed over the memo to the Minister on Tuesday in Kathmandu.
The civic body also pointed out to the Minister that Beijing side has erected a fence at the Ruila border of Chumanubri Rural Municipality-1 in Gorkha. This was done without coordinating with the opposite side.
The encroachment in various areas of the Nepal-China border, including Ruila, in violation of international law and values, is not only an insult to the friendship between the two countries but also a direct challenge to the sovereignty of Nepal,” President Yadav said in the memorandum.
Similarly, President Yadav added that repeated attacks on Nepal’s territorial integrity by China in face of Nepal’s condemnation have not deterred the Beijing side to undertake its illegal motives reported the Hindustan Times.
Yadav also praised the current government for the steps taken against the encroachments on the Nepal-China border. “However, despite the diplomatic efforts made by the government, border encroachment continues,” he added.
The memorandum stated: “We expect decisive and strict action by this government against border encroachment, the Ekata Abhiyan continues to fully support and cooperate with the government in its every step.”
