while Indian leaders and analysts are accusing Nepal of issuing the map at the instigation of someone else, Parliament has given a unanimous response.
Kathmandu: The area from Lipulek to Limpiyadhura, which has been under Indian control for six decades and has been missing from the map of Nepal for four and a half decades, is now open for constitutional legitimacy. The constitutional validity of the encroached Nepali land has been confirmed after the House of Representatives unanimously passed the Constitution Amendment Bill on Saturday to change the Nissan seal according to the new map.
The political and administrative map of Nepal covering the area under Indian encroachment was passed by the Council of Ministers on June 19 and made public on June 20. The map will now be in Nissan print. The amendment bill will now be passed by the National Assembly and the new Nissan seal will be used. "The way is open for constitutional certainty that this is Nepal's own land. Now that the land has been sealed by the President through the National Assembly, it is clear from the constitution that this land is undisputed in Nepal," constitutionalist Purnaman Shakya told Kantipur.
Unprecedented unity has been demonstrated among all the political parties represented in the Federal Parliament on the issue of amending the Constitution, which deals with the integrity, sovereignty and national independence of Nepal. None of the lawmakers voted against the proposal. The 258 lawmakers present voted in favor of the bill.
The Janata Samajwadi Party, which has been dissatisfied with the failure to address its issues since the promulgation of the constitution, unconditionally supported the amendment bill, saying it was linked to Nepal's land and nationality. Leaders of the party, Upendra Yadav and Rajendra Mahato, who registered their votes in the parliament through the Non-Governmental Constitution Amendment Bill, said that they have always been united on issues of land defense and nationality.
The people's movement to overthrow the monarchy in Nepal and the end of armed insurgency through the peace process, as seen in the past, was seen in the federal parliament on Saturday. Political parties, which have been in conflict in the parliament due to internal political tensions and partisan interests, stood united on the issue of encroachment on Nepal's land by India. From the rostrum of parliament, he not only expressed loyalty to his land, but also pledged to bring it back in a practical way through diplomatic skills. Suggesting to hold talks with India without facts, he said that all the parties representing the government in the parliament will always support the government. The same declaration by all parties and their key leaders regarding the return of Nepali land has given the government the strength to discuss the issue with India.
While some Indian leaders and analysts have accused the government of issuing the map at the instigation of others, Nepal's parliament on Saturday gave a clear answer. It has also sent a clear message to the Government of India that there is political unity in Nepal on the issue of border crossing and that it is a common agenda of all parties here.
Consequences of Indian misery
According to the basis established by Article 5 of the Sugauli Treaty of 1816 BS and various documents of that time, Limbiyadhura, which is the source of the river Kali, is the border of Nepal. Numerous maps and other documents issued by India also confirm that India has taken control of the land. India had been making an artificial lake by closing the mouth of the creek in Lipukhola and claiming the same creek as Kali river and the area was named as Kalapani. During the war with China, India has set up an Indian Army camp in Kalapani area in 2018 BS. The camp is still there.
In talks between the two countries, India has repeatedly acknowledged that there is a border problem in Kalapani and Susta. But last October, India released a political map covering Lipulek. "India has been reluctant to acknowledge that there is a dispute," said Deep Kumar Upadhyay, a former Nepali ambassador to India. He noted that while Nepal has repeatedly said that it would resolve the issue through talks, India has been ignoring it.
The last time Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the track of the road leading to Kailash Mansarovar via Lipulek was on April 10. In 2015, when India and China signed an agreement to develop Lipulek as a trade gateway, Nepal sent a 'protest note'. But it was ignored. Even after India issued a new political map last October, Nepal had protested through diplomatic notes. Nepal had written to the Indian government proposing a date for talks, saying it would resolve the issue diplomatically.
But after the proposed date of talks expired, India said it was ready to resolve the border issue through talks and would hold talks at an appropriate date. "The current Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party are well aware of the problem with Nepal and Nepal, but they did not pay attention to it even though they knew it," said Upadhyay. I could. ' But one after another, as India began to ignore Nepal's demands, pressure mounted from political parties and civil society to issue maps.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Land Management had formed a technical committee to prepare the map. After India inaugurated the road on April 10, widespread questions were raised in the streets and in the House against the Indian aggression. And the government of Nepal has decided to issue a map covering the land on its side. Due to the Indian attitude of refusing to negotiate, Nepal has now decided to include its land in the political map.
His own weakness came true
After the restoration of multi-party system after the removal of the military camp set up by India on Nepali soil, the slogans of 'Kalapani and Susta' encroachment were heard in Nepal's political circles. Many leaders even gained political prominence on the strength of this slogan. But no one noticed that those areas were not on the map of Nepal. Nepal started publishing maps on its own from 2032 BS. Limpiyadhura and Kalapani areas were not on the map since then. There was no debate to issue a map by adding those lands.
Border crossings, Indian expansionism and Kalapani were raised with the help of 'Buche' map. Not only during the monarchy, but also after the success of the second people's movement and the establishment of the republic, the political parties remained silent on this issue. While writing the constitution from the Constituent Assembly, there were many debates on state restructuring, and dozens of maps were made for the division of provinces. But no one paid attention to the fact that there should be a map with Limpiyadhura. The State Restructuring Commission also did not mention Indian-occupied land in the report. The psychology of whether India would be angry was also prevalent among Nepali leaders at that time.
When the second Constituent Assembly drafted the constitution, there was no clause-wise discussion for a long time after the constitution was drafted. The parties moved towards passing the constitution through a quick process. "If there had been a good discussion on the map of Nepal, there would have been a possibility of border encroachment during the issuance of the constitution," said Shakya, a constitutional expert, "but there was no long discussion at that time."
After the promulgation of the constitution, the eyes of Nepali leaders began to open only after India imposed blockade expressing dissatisfaction with it. However, they could not engage in speedy dialogue with India to resolve the border issue. In 2015, without the knowledge of Nepal, India and China reached an agreement to make Lipulek a trade gateway and only after the inauguration of the road track did the leaders draw attention to it. The government led by KP Sharma Oli took a stand to stop issuing maps. Nepal's own mistake of leaving even its own land on the map has now come true.
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