India-Nepal Ties Unbreakable, Bound by 'Roti-Beti' says Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, June 15: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday while addressing Uttarakhand Jan Samvad virtual rally stressed upon the road built by India till Lipulekh Pass is "very much part of Indian territory" and any "misunderstanding" between India and Nepal will be sorted through dialogue.

 

 

The virtual rally was also attended by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. Singh explained that India-Nepal relations are more than ordinary. "India-Nepal ties are not ordinary, we are bound together by ‘roti-beti’ and no power in the world can break it." He further said that the road built by the Border Roads Organization (BRO) in Lipulekh is very much part of the Indian territory.

 

 

 

His remarks came following the Nepal government over this weekend approved a new map displaying that the areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani, and Limpiyadhura as Nepalese territories.

 

The BRO earlier constructed a link road till Lipulekh as pilgrims while going to Mansarovar had to pass through the route of Nathula Pass which was a longer route. This will be the new route to Mansarovar that is an 80 km long road. "Some misconception has arisen in Nepal regarding this road we will solve it through dialogue. But I would like to say that as far as Nepal is concerned, we not only have social, geographical, historical or cultural relations with them but also a devotional relation. India can never forget this," he said.

 

Earlier on Sunday, Singh had addressed the Jammu Jan Samvad virtual rally where he talked about the government role towards the growth and development of Jammu and Kashmir in the upcoming years.“Just wait, soon people of PoK will demand that they want to be with India and not under the rule of Pakistan, and the day this happens, a goal of our Parliament will also be accomplished,” he said.