Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli accused India of deliberately imposing a trade embargo at the Indo-Nepal border by not providing petroleum products and causing obstruction to the reconstruction tasks in the aftermath of the April 25 earthquake.Oli was of the belief that India did so showing its disapproval over the newly promulgated Constitution to which he clarified, “As the new Constitution was promulgated by Nepalis for Nepalis and intended no malice towards none.” Furthermore, the PM argued that the new national charter was promulgated constitutionally and after holding discussions in each clause and was endorsed by the overwhelming majority of the Constituent Assembly members.
PM Oli said so while talking to representatives of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) at his office in Singha Durbar today.
The FNJ team had reached the Prime Minister’s Office to congratulate Oli for his election to the high post.PM Oli claimed that the new Constitution was progressive enough; therefore he was ready to hold discussions on the issues regarding the new Constitution with those who presented the Constitution as regressive one.
He said that the government was ready to resolve the Tarai problems through dialogues.
Similarly, PM Oli added that the government would promote a policy to purchase electric vehicles and heaters as the people were facing fuel crisis due to the border blockade.He said, “The government is concerned about resolving the current crisis. I am personally very sad and sensitive for the public bearing the brunt of crisis.” On the occasion, PM Oli said that the people and the press should not allow the issues related to weakening national unity, sovereignty, integrity and devaluating the national welfare and integrity though some coercive activities were found taking place to threaten and compel for the same in the name of freedom.
