Government of Nepal has taken strong exception to Indian security forces crossing into the Nepali territory and firing ‘indiscriminately’ at Nepali citizens on Wednesday. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has sent a diplomatic note to the Embassy of India in Kathmandu on the incident that took place in Bhantabari, Sunsari, where according to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), Indian security forces fired ‘indiscriminately’ at Nepali citizens in the Nepali territory. “We have reports from the ground that Indian Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) men fired indiscriminately at Nepali citizens,” said Laxmi Prasad Dhakal, spokesperson for the home ministry. “The home ministry has forwarded a report of the preliminary findings to the foreign ministry to get a detailed investigation into the incident from the Indian side,” he added. According to Dhakal, the same report has been forwarded to the Embassy of India in Kathmandu as well, seeking investigation. Four Nepalis— Ashok Yadav, Naresh Yadav, Manoj Yadav and Saroj Yadav—were injured in the firing that took place near no-man’s-land by Indian SSB men on Wednesday morning. The India Desk at MoFA through its diplomatic note to the Embassy of India in Kathmandu has sought assurances from the Indian side that such incidents will not be repeated in future.He was the Home Minister in the Adhikari cabinet in 1994–1995. He became the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs during the interim government in 2006. He was elected as Prime Minister in a parliamentary vote in October 2015, receiving 338 votes out of 597. Oli's PM candidacy was supported by UCPN-Maoists, Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, and Madhesi Rights Forum Democratic along with 13 other small parties.
