Former Minister Gokul Baskota Expresses Dismay Over India's Plan to Use Lipulekh Pass for Trade with China
Kathmandu. CPN-UML Central Committee member and former minister Gokul Baskota has expressed disappointment over India's preparation to use the Nepali territory of Lipulekh Pass for trade with China, disregarding Nepali protests.
UML leader Baskota made this comment after India announced the reopening of the India-China trade route through Nepal's Lipulekh area, which has been closed for five years, starting from June 1st.
He stated on social media on Sunday: 'The map is ours, but the control is elsewhere. We are left to watch from the sidelines as two neighbors conduct an annual trade of 120 billion dollars through a small trade route. This is the combined assault of power and time!'
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