Barr said, ”Technical 'cross-holding' caused by agricultural income or river channel changes cannot be compared to strategic land encroachment at the state level.”
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The Nepal Bar Association, an organization of legal practitioners, has commented that Prime Minister Balendra Shah's statement that Nepal has crossed the border with India has seriously weakened national unity.
Bar General Secretary Kedar Koirala, in a statement, said that serious attention has been drawn to the views expressed by Prime Minister Shah during the question-and-answer session of the House of Representatives on very sensitive issues such as Nepal's sovereignty, independence, national pride and geographical integrity.
'The issue of Nepal's land, borders and national independence is a common national issue for all Nepali people.' The irresponsible statement made by the Prime Minister from the rostrum of the Parliament on such a sensitive national issue has seriously weakened the country's established stance, Nepal's diplomatic claims in bilateral international forums, and national unity,' the statement said. 'Such important issues should be resolved by technicians from both countries based on historical facts, irrefutable evidence, survey maps, treaties and agreements, hydrology, and other issues, not based on emotional or hasty decisions.'
The bar has said that border disputes should be resolved based on Nepal's historical maps, documents, hydrology, and geographical evidence.
If border disputes arising internationally should be resolved based on historical facts, evidence, diplomatic dialogue, and international norms, the Prime Minister's irresponsible statement that 'Nepal has also crossed the border' is a light comment and a major blow to national interests and self-respect.
‘Technical ‘cross-holding’ due to agricultural income or river channel changes cannot be compared to strategic land encroachment by the state.’ It is regrettable that such statements are made without even basic diplomatic knowledge,’ the bar statement said.
