The meeting of the India's upper house Rajya Sabha was adjourned not
long after it began deliberation on the tension seen in the Nepal-India
relationship.
In the beginning of the session, India's Minister for External Affairs
Sushma Swaraj was about to read a written statement on current
Nepal-India issue. But she was stopped by the Sabha's Deputy Chairman P.
J. Kurien stating that the satement was already distributed to the MPs
and therefore it would be time consuming to read it.
Speaking in the meeting, several MPs argued that the two countries'
relationship was at the record worst point owing to India's meddling on
Nepal's internal affairs. They stated the obstructions at the border had
caused severe shortage of essentials including fuel and cooking gas.
The meeting was adjourned with the decision to hold a lengthy
discussion on the issue in the next meeting. India's Minister for
External Affairs Sushma Swaraj will address the issues raised by the
MPs.
