Maoists begin anti-India campaign

Continuing with its anti-India tirade, leaders of Nepal’s opposition Maoist party launched a campaign on Monday to recover the country’s land allegedly encroached by its southern neighbour, reports Utpal Parashar.

Updated on: Jan 12, 2010, 24:39:21 IST

Hindustan Times | By Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu

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Continuing with its anti-India tirade, leaders of Nepal’s opposition Maoist party launched a campaign on Monday to recover the country’s land allegedly encroached by its southern neighbour.

Five senior leaders of Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) are campaigning at separate locations on the 1800 km long Indo-Nepal border as part of the party’s fight to restore nationalism and national sovereignty.

“The campaign is not to seize other’s land, but to restore Nepal’s land seized by others,” said UCPN (M) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ while addressing a rally at Brahmadev Bazaar in Kanchanpur district of far-western Nepal bordering India.

The former prime minister also stated that the present campaign would continue till India returns all ‘encroached’ land.
There are nearly four dozen places on the Indo-Nepal border where there is tension over alleged land grab by India.

The biggest bone of contention is a 75 square kilometer area at Kalapani in Darchula district in far-western Nepal where borders of India, Nepal and China meet.

This area has been under Indian occupation since the 1962 Indo-China war.

While Prachanda launched the campaign at Kanchanpur, other leaders like Baburam Bhattarai and Mohan Vaidya addressed rallies at Susta in Nawalparasi district and Pashupati Nagar in Ilam.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Utpal Parashar
A seasoned senior journalist, I have nearly three decades of experience across print, digital, and online platforms, covering political transitions, insurgencies, environmental issues, and development stories in India and Nepal. I am skilled in breaking news, leading editorial teams and launch of newspaper editions. I am adept at leveraging digital trends and social media to expand global reach, with a strong ethical foundation and a reputation for impactful journalism. An alumnus of Asian College of Journalism, I joined Hindustan Times in New Delhi as a trainee reporter in May 1997. Over the years, I have been posted in Dehradun, Kathmandu (Nepal) and Guwahati. Currently, as Senior Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times, I lead a team reporting on India’s northeastern states. My work involves in-depth analysis, and engaging multimedia storytelling across formats, including text, photo, video, and interactive content. I am skilled in producing timely, shareable content, leveraging digital platforms and social media to engage global audiences. Throughout my career with the Hindustan Times, I have led diverse editorial teams, designed capacity-building activities, and supported reporters in developing strong story ideas, ethical reporting practices, digital skills, and fact-checking techniques. As Senior Assistant Editor for Northeast India, I have been responsible for guiding correspondents through complex political, humanitarian, and community-level stories using multimedia formats. Earlier, as Foreign Correspondent in Nepal, I produced extensive reporting during Nepal’s democratic transition and the 2015 earthquake and its aftermath.Read More

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