Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister on Saturday accused India of trying to disintegrate the country and annex the Terai region while the Maoist chief said if New Delhi tries to dominate, the country "should be ready to fight against such oppression". At an interaction programme organised by Reporters Club in Kathmandu on Saturday, Mainali claimed the blockade was a part of Indian conspiracy to annex the Tarai region by disintegrating it from the rest of the country with the ‘one Madhes, one Pradesh’ (province) demand.
At a face-to-face programme here today, DPM Mainali added that country will implement new multi-door policy instead of one-door policy depending on India. He further said that previous blockade was only taken by the political parties as it was imposed only against king. However, this incident has been a greater learning experience. DPM Mainali further shared that the Madhes-centric parties’ agendas were the agenda of border blockade. He added that the diversity would be implemented in transit even for independence and self dignity of the nation. He further said that India was working to separate the tarai from hill, and mountainous belt aiming to disharmonize the society. A democratic constitution issued by the constituent assembly and it had harmed none, he claimed. Nepal should review its bilateral relations and support learning from different incidents including blockade. DPM Mainali added that the blockade was inhumane, unlawful and inappropriate as it was imposed without any reason. It is a political intervention due to dissatisfaction on the constitution as it was not issued as per India’s wish.
