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Posted on 26-09-2015 at 20.30 Hrs (Nepal Standard Time)
The news says that Nepal has requested short haul flights to come with enough fuels to fly from Kathmandu but in case of long range flights, Nepal will be providing fuels to them. However, Nepal may not be able to provide the fuel for a long haul flights for a long time if India continues the blockade.
Due
to unofficial and undeclared blockade by India on Nepal, there is a
huge outrage and anti-India sentiments in Nepal. In the twitter, #IndiablockadesNepal is trending.
Posted on 26-09-2015 at 19.45 Hrs (Nepal Standard Time)
As the blockade has only started, the difficulties in people are yet to be seen. However, as a precautionary measure, Nepal's Home Ministry has asked people to use vehicles on alternate days depending whether the Number plat is even or odd.
As per the news on Setopati.com and on many other portals, the Spokesperson of Home Ministry has issued the release. News can be read here: http://setopati.com/samaj/34411/ Setopati writes that the request has been made by Government spokesperson on general public after "the beginning of shortage of fuels". The fuel shortage has resulted from the blockade imposed by India on Nepal after the former has not allowed the release of vehicles to enter Nepal on the ground of Security Concerns.
It must be noted that India had never raised the security concerns on the goods and vehicles when Nepal was suffering from Maoist's Civil Warn which took the lives of 18,000 people. In the past, even during the Madhesh Aandolan of 2063, India never raised such issues and never obstructed the movement of goods. However, at this point of time, India has raised the security concerns of vehicles and goods only after Nepal went ahead to pass its Constitution by asserting the sovereignty of Nepal. Many analysts say that It has made India angrier as it feels that Nepal is slipping away from its hand and is siding with China. However, Nepal dismisses such concerns of India and has asked India to stay away from big bully exercises and shed its misconceptions in Nepal. The message from Nepal is clear to India, if India understands at this moment, not to interfere in Nepal's domestic and internal affairs.
Posted on 26-09-2015 at 19.15 Hrs (Nepal Standard Time)
Nepalese people consider that it is the big brother attitude of India that has put the relationships between the two countries at risk. India has opted to put the embargo, however without saying so, after Nepal did not pay much attention to India's concerns while passing Constitution. Analysts say India is irked from Nepal for not following its advice while passing Constitution by almost 90% majority. Nepalese parties (3 main parties which were instrumental to pass the Constitution)have defended their decision to pass the constitution by majority votes as total consensus on every constitutional issues were not possible.
Many people in Nepal think that India wants to keep Nepal under its control and does not like it when Nepal asserts its sovereignty. One of the demands put by India (presented as the demand of Madheshi Parties) is that naturalized Citizens of Nepal (who will be mostly migrated from India) should be allowed to hold higher posts like of President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice etc. These demands put forth by India (but denied later after the outrage in the Media) gives force to such views in Nepal that India is never comfortable when Nepal asserts its sovereignty without consulting India in every minor points.
Posted on 26-09-2015 at 18.00 Hrs (Nepal Standard Time)
Nepal Government has concluded that India is blocking movements of goods and fuels inside Nepal on the garb of violence and agitation in Nepali Side. Though India has not officially announced the blockade, and has denied any such news, the conduct of Indian Side shows that it is going ahead with blockade against Nepal. This is the conclusion of Nepal Government after India has refused to allow movements of goods from border points which are least affected or not affected by violence. Nepal's borders like Kakarbhitta in Eastern Nepal, Biratnagar in Morang district and Sunauli in Bhairahawa are not affected at all by the violence and agitation but even there, there is no movement of vehicles coming from India. Therefore, Nepal Government has concluded that it is an "undeclared blockade" by India to Nepal to make Nepal accept the demands of India to make changes in Nepal's Constitution.
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