Kathmandu — Nepal Communist Party General Secretary Netra Bikram Chand has objected to the agreement to reopen the pilgrimage and trade route between India and China via Nepal’s Lipulekh pass.

In a statement issued on Saturday, Chand objected to the agreement reached in Beijing by India’s National Security Advisor Doval during his visit to China last week. ‘

Our party’s serious attention has been drawn to the agreement reached in Beijing between Chinese and Indian officials to reopen the pilgrimage and trade route via Lipulekh pass.

Chand also recalled that the Chinese government at that time had said that the agreement made with India could be re-evaluated if there were authentic documents as claimed by Nepal. ‘In 2077, the House of Representatives of Nepal (Parliament) has made public a map including Kalapani, Limpiyadhura and Lipulekh Pass,’ Chand said, ‘The China-India agreement made without cooperation with Nepal on the agreement to use Nepal’s territory has encroached on Nepal’s sovereign integrity.’

Chand said that Nepal needs to be serious about its independence and integrity. Chand has demanded the Nepal government to cancel the India-China agreement regarding Lipulekh Pass and take necessary steps to protect national integrity.’