Lawmakers object to India–China trade route through Lipulek, Limpiyadhura, Kalapani

KATHMANDU: Members of the House of Representatives (HoR) have objected to India–China agreement to trade through the Lipulek, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani regions, emphasising that the matter should be resolved through a diplomatic process.
  
In a special session of the HoR today, lawmaker Ram Hari Khatiwada said the proposal to build a trade route through Lipulek, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani must be settled by diplomatic means. He said that, with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli due to visit both countries in a few days, the issue should be addressed through talks. Khatiwada added that all Nepalis should unite and support this cause.

Lawmaker Mahesh Kumar Bartaula informed the Lower House that cattle deaths in Makawanpur district from lumpy skin disease have been rising. He said that, in June and July alone, 33,645 cattle were affected, and that last year’s losses amounted to Rs 70 billion. Bartaula urged the agriculture minister and the government to provide the necessary vaccines.
  
Barsha Man Pun accused the government of deceiving Parliament by altering tax rates and called it an economic crime to amend a law passed just a month after the Finance Bill’s enactment. He demanded a response from the finance minister.

MP Metmani Chaudhary described India–China trade agreement as an act of bullying and said that no one should provoke Nepal or its citizens. She emphasised that the issue must be raised during the prime minister’s forthcoming visits to China and India.
  
HoR member Prabhu Sah called for an evaluation of Nepali embassy performance in both countries and asked why a diplomatic note sent a decade ago — affirming Nepal’s claim over Lipulek, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani — had been ignored. He also demanded a fair investigation into the murder of a youth stabbed to death in Gaur, Rautahat District, four days earlier.
  
MP Bhagwati Chaudhary urged all three tiers of government to safeguard the Tharu language in Koshi Province. She said the costumes and language of indigenous peoples should be protected and called for the Tharu language to be made an official language for government business.
  
Parliamentarian Hit Raj Pandey requested government relief for the families of those who died after falling from a cliff in the remote northern Chumnubri village of Gorkha District.

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