Won’t let an inch of Nepali territory to be encroached: PM Deuba

Kathmandu / Jan 25: Two students unions have submitted a report after conducting a field inspection of land which had falled into Indian side during recent position marking in Chhapkaiya area of Birgunj in Parsa district.

Students from CPN-UML aligned All Nepal National Free Student Union (ANNFSU) and CPN (Maoist Centre) aligned All Nepal National Independent Student Union (ANNISU)–Revolutionary reached PM’s residence in Baluwatar on Thursday.

The unions had earlier visited the bordering Chhapkaiya area of Birgunj for an onsite inspection of the land that has fallen into Indian territory following a recent position marking by Nepal-India joint survey team for new subsidiary boundary pillars.

ANNISU–Revolutionary Vice Chairperson Bijay Gautam said the report was prepared after a detailed study of the maps of the two countries and discussion with the locals. He said they have also included some suggestions in the report.

PM Deuba, in response, assured the students that he won’t let even an inch of Nepali land to be encroached.

The report said Indian side had build physical structures in the no man’s land (Dashgaja area) and neglected the Nepali side during the mapping process.

Fifty bighas of Nepali land has fallen into Indian territory after a Nepal-India joint survey team marked the positions for new subsidiary boundary pillars between main border posts 391 and 392 in Chhapkaiya area.