Indian virus seems more deadly than Chinese and Italian

Nepalese Prime Minister KP Oli blamed India for the spread of coronavirus cases in his country.

New Delhi / Kathmandu:

After a “new map” claiming parts of Indian territory, Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Oli has thrown yet another surprise in his offensive against India. The Indian virus “seems more deadly” than the Chinese and Italians, Oli said in a speech in parliament, blaming India for the spread of coronavirus cases in his country.

“Those who come from India through illegal channels are spreading the virus in the country and some local representatives and party leaders are responsible for bringing people from India without proper evidence,” Oli said in his speech on Tuesday, the first in the Parlament. from a great health scare.

“It has become very difficult to contain COVID-19 due to the flow of people from abroad. The Indian virus seems more lethal than the Chinese and the Italian now. They are becoming more infected,” said Nepal’s prime minister, in comments that have Puzzled New Delhi and outraged officials in India.

This has intensified the gap between India and Nepal on a new road opened by India.

In the same speech, the first in parliament since a health problem, Oli also said that Nepal “would bring back at all costs” the area of ​​Kalapani-Limpiyadhura-Lipulekh, which is part of Indian territory.

Recently, the Nepalese cabinet approved a new political map incorporating Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani, which are part of the Indian territory.

India and Nepal share an open border of 1,800 km (1,118 miles). Lipulekh’s passage is claimed by Nepal based on the Sugauli Treaty of 1816 which entered with the British colonial rulers to define its western border with India.

Kathmandu also claims the highly strategic areas of Limpiyadhura and Kalapani, although Indian troops have been deployed there since New Delhi waged war with China in 1962.

After Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a new highway on May 8, connecting the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand with the Kailash Mansarovar route in China, Nepal protested and is also considering installing a security post in the area. .

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had said that the road through the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand “lies entirely within the territory of India.”

He had said that the path follows the pre-existing route used by the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims. “Under the present project, the same path has been made flexible for the ease and convenience of pilgrims, locals and merchants,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.