KP Sharma Oli Criticizes Prime Minister Balen Shah's Parliamentary Remarks

Kathmandu. CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has commented that Prime Minister Balen Shah made 'anti-national' remarks from the rostrum of the parliament. Oli said this while addressing a two-day national workshop on 'Membership Renewal and Expansion Motivation' of UML in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Oli termed Prime Minister Shah's behavior as 'childish' and said, 'He (the Prime Minister) said traitorous things, saying that Nepal has encroached on Indian land in many places.' Oli also criticized the Prime Minister for walking out while the President was reading the policy and program.

'What was the emergency? There can be no emergency,' he said, 'It is childishness, carelessness, and arrogance.' Regarding the Prime Minister's statement on border issues in parliament, Oli said that the Prime Minister suddenly came up with traitorous remarks.

'He said that Nepal has encroached on Indian land in many places. Not in many places, not in even one place,' Oli clarified.

He said that the Prime Minister made false, untrue, and anti-national statements from the rostrum of the parliament and that no one should speak like that. 'He should not have said that. For whom and for what was it said?' he questioned.

Oli also opposed the idea of involving another country in resolving issues between two countries. 'We will resolve any discussions and disputes with our neighbors ourselves. We will not involve a third party,' Oli expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Prime Minister's statement that this was Nepal's policy and that the process was moving forward.

'Nepal is not your property; this country existed long before you were born. This country has established and determined its foreign policies,' Oli said, adding, 'If someone becomes Prime Minister by mistake for a moment, they will not be allowed to do whatever they want, and they will not be allowed.'