Yechury's Nepal Sign: Organized Protest in Indian Parliament Against Blockade

All three leaders Yachuri passed away on Thursday at the age of 72 while undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

The political transition period after the people's movement of 2062/063 and the Indian blockade after the promulgation of the constitution are among the most remembered characters in Nepal in the history of these two periods, Yachuri .

He used to travel to and from Nepal and consult with Nepali leaders about the political developments in Nepal and the relationship between Nepal and India. He stayed in India and protested strongly against the blockade imposed by the establishment party at that time.

Even in Nepal, when some leaders were finding it difficult to say blockade, he brought the issue of blockade to the parliament and MPs of India.

He played a role in holding a special meeting in the Lok Sabha. In a special consultation meeting of the Lok Sabha Dozens of Indian MPs, including Yechury, questioned the then Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar about the strained diplomatic relations with Nepal.

If India did not embargo, why is the daily life in Nepal chaotic and lacking? He questioned the then establishment.

After India lifted the embargo in the second week of November 2072, he told Kantipur in the interview that "the embargo has damaged the image of India and India's biggest 'diplomatic mistake'". This blockade imposed on Nepal is the biggest diplomatic mistake of the Indian government. On the one hand, promoting the policy of 'neighborhood first' in terms of relations and cooperation, on the other hand, setting a strategy up to blockade in the immediate neighborhood is a matter full of opposition in itself . Currently, due to the embargo imposed on Nepal, India's international 'image' has also deteriorated, Yechury said.

In a special consultation meeting within the Lok Sabha

, the then Foreign Minister Swaraj said that 'India has not blockaded Nepal, it is a difficulty arising due to the obstruction of the Madhesi community at the border'. Leaders including Yechury protested in that meeting. "In the same meeting, the foreign minister could not give a clear answer to the question that we were asked that 'there are no barriers/obstacles at the border, why is there no easy supply of goods from there?'" Yechuri told Kantipur.

He was also clear about India's displeasure on issues such as the removal of the Hindu nation from Nepal. had spoken . He said that India has no right to question the sovereign existence of Nepal.

'I have seen many debates here (Delhi) on the internal affairs of Nepal, sometimes on Hindu nation, sometimes on the issue of constitutional amendment. One question I always ask is, who are we to question the internal processes of a sovereign neighbor with its constitution? Is it appropriate for us to keep asking questions about a free country? Nepal itself takes the decision about Nepal. Neither can we interfere, nor can we show unwanted influence.'

At that time, Yechury also talked about the 56-inch chest used by the Indian Prime Minister when giving an example of his openness. In order to improve the relationship strained by the blockade, Yechury said - "Our Prime Minister Modi always talks about a 56-inch chest". It is our wish that this chest will become acceptable in facilitating all our economic relations.'

General Secretary of CPI-Marxist Yachuri came to Nepal with the Constituent Assembly elections and the transition period after the success of the People's Movement.

Wikileaks also disclosed that Yechury came to Nepal with the formula of defusing the political difficulties that arose after the first Constituent Assembly election. Although the Maoists emerged as a major political force in the election, a political crisis arose after the then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala refused to hand over power easily. At that time, Yechury suggested to Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal to accept Koirala as the interim president of a figurative role . But Koirala expressed his desire to become President and Commander-in-Chief with Yechury . Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that if Koirala became president, he could use the army to strengthen his power and that would create a situation of dual power centers. At that time, Yechury suggested to Dahal that the political equation would be balanced by giving the post of President to Congress, Prime Minister to Maoist and President of Constituent Assembly to UML. It was also revealed that he suggested that it would be appropriate to send Baburam Bhattarai to the post of Prime Minister instead of Dahal.

Yechury, who has good relations with the parties of the communist camp in Nepal, was the general secretary of the Communist Party since 2015. Yechury, who entered politics from his student days, was an influential leader of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He was active in civil rights and left-wing ideology during the crisis imposed by the Indira Gandhi regime from 1975 to 1977. Yechury was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India, from 19 August 2005 to 18 August 2017. While the Congress has become defensive after the rise of Modi on the issue of Hindutva in India, there are currently four MPs from his party in the Indian Lok Sabha.