Krishna urges Prachanda to stop anti-India agitation

Foreign Minister S M Krishna has expressed his reservation over the Maoist protest against India by Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda, the Chairman of the Unified Communist Party and former PM of Nepal. Both leaders held a meeting on Saturday discussing various controversial issues.

Krishna asked for the need to expedite peace process and drafting new constitution within a given timeframe with consensus of all political parties of the country. The Indian Foreign Minister, who is on a three-day visit to Nepal, denied the charges of Indian encroached Nepal’s territory as claimed by Prachanda in his ongoing protest in Nepal.

An official spokesperson told, ‘‘Krishna also conveyed his deep disappointment at the baseless attacks on India by the Maoist leadership which vitiate the age-old and time-tested friendly relations between India and Nepal and the people of the two countries. He emphasized that such baseless propaganda has a negative impact on Indian public opinion.’’

Meanwhile, former Nepal PM Prachanda expressed satisfaction over the meeting with Indian minister and hoped that it would serve as a strong base for future discussions with New Delhi.