Bajura-Humla Border Dispute: Humla Political Parties Demand Action Against Himali Rural Municipality Chairman

Surkhet. Humla's political parties have issued a joint statement regarding the Bajura-Humla border dispute that occurred on Tuesday.

In a statement released on Thursday evening, they demanded action against the team of Govinda Bahadur Mall, chairman of Bajura's Himani Rural Municipality.

The statement reads, 'It is regrettable that Bajura District's Himani Rural Municipality has undertaken the task of constructing an temporary police post without the decision of the Nepal government in Ranisain, Chyachaur, Lampata and other areas falling within Humla district's Kharpunath, Sarkegad, Tanza-kot, Simkot and Namkha rural municipalities, at the border of Humla district in Lampata.'

Humla's political parties have denied the claim that a person from Humla beat up a person from Bajura.

'It is baseless to claim that local individuals from Ward No. 2 and 3 of Humla's Kharpu-nath Rural Municipality suddenly came in an anarchic style and beat up local workers of Himani Rural Municipality-3, including Ward Member Pemagaru Gurung, and severely injured them,' the statement said. 'We strongly condemn the oppressive act of the residents of Himani Rural Municipality to silence the voice of the Humla people who have raised concerns about constructing structures in Bajura district and not at the Humla district border, which is being done at their own will and is under construction.'

The statement also mentioned that the Himani Rural Municipality's closure of the national highway at Dhula Chaur due to this issue is regrettable. Furthermore, the attention of the Nepal government has been drawn to the fact that Humla's public has been held captive in an open field for two days since the incident.

Here are the 5 decisions made by the parties:

1. Requesting that action be taken as soon as possible against the team including the chairman of Himani Rural Municipality, who, disregarding the prior information of the heads of local levels of Humla district submitting a memorandum to the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers' Office through the Humla administration on Jestha 24, 2083, came to the disputed area with a large group from Jestha 2 to 5 to incite the public in the disputed area of the Humla and Bajura district border dispute.

2. Recommending to the relevant bodies to take action under the Forest Act against all those involved in poaching, including national birds and other wild animals, and deforestation, using drones.

3. To take initiative to stop the construction of temporary police posts and other structures in the disputed land.

4. To demand action under Section 211 and 212 of Article 17 of the Muluki Criminal Code, 2074, against those who stopped passengers coming from Nepalgunj Surkhet to Humla at Dhulachaur, the center of Bajura District's Himani Rural Municipality, on Jestha 6, 2083, and held the passengers hostage.

5. If the national highway is not opened and smooth passage is not resumed, we will be forced to take other actions, and Himani Rural Municipality will be responsible for the damages.