NAWALPARASI, Feb 26 - Residents of Susta village in Nawalparasi district Thursday announced to resume their protest saying that the government is in no mood to pay heed to their demands.
The agitating Susta locals along with leaders of some political parties from the district had submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister, Minister for Home Affairs and Foreign Minister on December 21 informing them about the problems in Susta.
In the memorandum, they had put forward an eight-point demand that includes immediate survey along the border area, citizenship certificates for Susta people, a bridge over the Narayani River and regular border patrol by security forces.
India has reportedly encroached upon about 14,000 hectares of Nepali territory in Susta.
Chairman of 'Save Susta Campaign' Gopal Gurung said they had no other optionsbut to resort to protest as the government has not taken any initiatives to meet their demands.
The ministers had pledged to immediately resolve the problem through discussions in the cabinet while receiving the memorandum, but it has not been so, said Gurung.
Saying that the protest this time around will be a decisive one, Gurung accused the government of cheating them time and again.
He informed that the protest programmes will be publicised this week.
MAOISTS Government is on the effort to exile our king gyanendra who desires to do something for the nation and Why cant it move out these indian thieves??????????????????
BARDIYA, Feb 24 - One border pillar has gone missing "mysteriously" while 11 others are on the verge of collapse along the Nepal-India border in Bardiya district.
Of the 58 border pillars constructed at the border from Jamuni in the East to Rajapur in the West in the district, Pillar 58 has been missing from Sanoshree area of Gulariya Municipality-10 since long.
Dipak Oli, a local, suspects that the Indian side could be responsible for the
pillar's disappearance because by doing so they can easily encroach upon Nepali
territory.
Indian Border Security Force personnel, stationed at various points along the border, however, said the pillar might have worn out on its own and disappeared over time.
APF Superintendent in the district Narayan Dutta Poudel said the missing pillar was not there whereas there were 11 other pillars in ruin when they inspected the border areas in the district.
Many Nepali locals in the bordering villages claimed the Indian side has encroached Nepali land and built houses on no-man's-land. They further added that Indian authorities had even built a black-topped road over no-man's-land.
"Although we had been cultivating on our five katthas of land since three generations, Indian authorities have prevented us from using the land for the past three years," said Krishna Gopal Gupta of Gulariya-8. He claimed that his "encroached" land lies in Nepali territory -- between pillar No. 63 and 64.
As per the District Land Revenue Office record of 1948, Salarpur village, which is now in India, was in Nepal then. About 45 hectares of land in Salarpur, then Nepal, which belongs to a Nepali landlord Gangadhar, is now in Salarpur, India, according to records.
Chief District Officer Bed Bahadur Karki admitted that both Nepali and Indian nationals have built makeshift huts on
no-man's-land. He, however, denied having any information on road construction in
Indian encroachment Threatening Nepal's Sovereignty and invasion Nepal's borders
By International Associate Press
According to official records, Nepal covers a total area of 147,181 Sq km. But in reality, the territory of Nepal is gradually shrinking thanks to increasing encroachment by India that has put the sovereignty of Nepal at stake. The reports prepared by Buddhi Narayan Shrestha renowned border expert after thorough survey make it evident that India has encroached about 59,970 hectares of Nepali territory at 54 points in 21 districts adjoining India in the east, west and South. But if the areas affected by the unilateral activities of our southern neighbor such as construction of dams and irrigation projects are considered as encroachment, which according to researcher Phanindra Nepal, we should, the number increases to 85 points.
Among the encroached areas, the much disputed Kalapani-Limpiyadhura area with 372 sq km (37,800 hectares) is the largest chunk of Nepali territory encroached by India. The encroachment started right after the India-China border war of November 1962. After facing defeat, the Indian army set up a camp inside Nepal's territory of Kalapani to keep an eye on Chinese activities. But now, they claim the area belongs to India.
The Treaty of Sugauli (1816) has clearly mentioned that the River Mahakali is the borderline of Nepal-India. The crux of the issue in dispute is the determination of the origin of the river Mahakali. "The maps of 1850 and 1856 prepared by the Survey of India with the participation of Nepalese authority clearly states that the river originates from Limpiyadhura, 16 km northwest of Kalapani, which proves that Kalapani belongs to Nepal," says Shrestha. But the Indian side refuses to accept those maps as proof. They say that the map prepared by them in 1875 should be considered as proof as it was scientifically prepared. But what is remarkable is that the map does not have Nepal's certification. According to the map, the river Mahakali's origin is Lepulek. In recent times, the Tribeni-Susta situated on the east of Narayani River in the mid-southern part of Nawalparasi district is the most tense area owing to encroachment.
Just a few weeks ago, some Indians invaded Nepali territory in Susta and burnt down all the sugarcane.
About two months ago, over 1000 Indian villagers backed by Indian Border Police Force (Seema Sashastra Bal) SSB had forcibly entered Nepalese territory in Susta. They completely destroyed the sugarcane in about 10 hectares of land and also manhandled men and women.
According to locals of Susta, such incidents are rampant in the area. Sometimes, they send Bihari miscreants to chase away Nepalis from their homes while sometime the Indian police cross the border and manhandle Nepalis on the pretext that they are searching for Munna Khan, an Indian gangster, who was once used by the Indian side to create disorder in Susta, says Shrestha. Nepali farmers initiated the "Save Susta Campaign" to safeguard Nepalese territory but how long can they stop the Indian side is the question. They say they appealed to Nepalese authorities several times to take necessary action but the authorities are turning a deaf ear to them.
Experts say the changing course of the Narayani River is the main reason behind the dispute. Over the decades, the Narayani River has been changing its course toward the Nepalese side in the west, and the Indians have been trying to capture Nepalese territory. India has so far grabbed about 13,500 hectares of Nepalese land because of this.
The other most talked about point of dispute is Mechi. India's disapproval of Masonry Pillars popularly known as Junge Pillars as the main boundary pillars had sparked the Mechi Border dispute.
The map published in January 1818, right after the Sugauli Treaty, shows the Junge Pillars as the main boundary pillars. More importantly, history is evidence that British had erected those pillars as monuments of the Nepal-India border. But the Nepal-India Joint Technical Border Committee adopted the Persian Map (Urdu script) of 1874 as the reference material, which was provided by the Indian side.
Because of the Nepali side's wrong decision accepting the Persian Map as the basis of demarcation, a total area of 1630 hectares of land has fallen on the Indian side.
Why does India encroach Nepal's land? Experts are of the view there could be multiple reasons why India eyes Nepali land. If Phanindra Nepal is to be believed, India wants Kalapani area primarily to keep an eye on the Chinese, Pyaratal for its biological diversity, and a large part of terai land for agriculture," says Nepal. He also says it cannot be ruled out that a power and water hungry India is eyeing Nepal's rivers.
Shrestha also believes that the main reason for encroachment is that India wants to meet the demand for settlement and agriculture for its ever growing population. What needs to be done to stop encroachment and solve dispute? According to Shrestha the issue can no longer be solved though bilateral meetings as India is not paying heed to Nepal's point of view. "The issue must be taken to the United Nations as India is not responding to Nepal's call for bilateral meeting," says Shrestha.
But Phanindra Nepal is of the view that lack of sincerity and patriotism are the main drawbacks of the Nepali side while negotiating with their Indian counterparts. He also says collective effort is needed to face the Indian side strongly. "Because of the news carried by the media, government deployed security personnel in Susta area on 28 October," he adds that media should carry border dispute news more frequently.
Besides, civic society must also pressurize the government to take necessary steps soon, he adds.
But we are virtually doing nothing to stop the encroachment and to resolve the existing dispute. Researchers like Shrestha and Nepal say there are so many such points where not even one security personnel has been deployed to guard our territory and citizens.
Altogether, 27 Nepal-India Joint Technical Level Boundary Committee meetings have been held in the last 25 years but they have not yielded any result yet. Nepaleyes tried to get comments from concerned government officials on the outcomes of those meeting and what the Nepali bureaucracy was planning to do to resolve the dispute, but none them could be reached despite repeated attempts.
Nepalis returning from India being drugged, robbed by Indians:
Bhairahawa: Incidents of looting by drugging Nepali citizens returning home from their work in India have been increasing along the road from Gorakhpur to Sunauli.
Eight such Nepalese have so far been looted while returning from various parts of India in the second week of Asar.
The looting gang comes near the victims and pretends to be also returning home from India and offer biscuits, tea and other poisoned food after the bus travel begins from Gorakhpur, the victims said.
Although the leaders of the gang are Indians, most of the looters are Nepalese.
Merely a week after Mahendra Bahadur Samaimagar was looted along the Gorakhpur-Sunauli route while returning from Benares, Rudra Gautam and his son Tara Gautam of Devdaha VDC ward No. 9 Rupandehi were also looted.
Rudra Gautam, 43, and Tara Gautam, 17, who were returning from Hyderabad were robbed of Rs. 80,000 after being drugged.
The Gautam father and son were returning from Durga Factory and were looted at Sunauli bus park by two Nepali youths Saturday morning.
The two youths came near for a chat after boarding the bus. The Gautams also spoke to them. But when they arrived at Sunauli, they were offered biscuits while coming out of the bus.
?Immediately after eating the biscuits, I became senseless and found myself inside a Bhairahawa Hospital Bed?, said Gautam.
Nepalese police found them lying unconscious at the border area of Belahiya and admitted them to the Bhairahawa Bhim Hospital for treatment.
"My earnings of three years have been lost", he said. "Although I received only Rs. 1800 a month, I had saved some money by spending only Rs. 600 for fooding and some more made from ?Dhikuri? for three years.
Last week, Mahendra Bahadur Samaimagar lost Rs. 40,000. In the month of Jesth, ten people were looted and admitted for treatment, Bhim Hospital sources disclosed.
Forty four people returning from India have been admitted within a period of 2/3 years. Some who refused drugged food stuffs were forced to sniff poisonous scents the hospital said.
The drugs used to knock them out are very powerful, the doctors say.
The looters are based in Gorakhpur and seem to be operated by the Indian police by taking commission, a source at the Rupandehi District Police Office said quoting the Indian police. High level efforts with the Indian police have been started to end such crimes.
बुधिमानि मानिस भये पछी हामीले यो कुरा भुझनु अती आवासयक छ कि, कुन काम, कुन बेला र कस्तो अवस्थामा गर्ने भनेर।
अहिले को नेपाल र नेपाली को अर्थिक, सुरक्चा, शान्ति, राजनैतीक, देश र बिकास को अबलोकन गरी कुन कुरा सबै भन्दा अती महोतवपूर्ण हो भनेर खोजी गर्दा "देश बाचाउनु नै सबै भन्दा तुलो र महोतवपूर्ण" भुजिन्छ।
यो समय मा बिहरी मधिसे, भारतीया बिस्तारबाद नै सबै भन्दा टुलो सत्रु हो र सबै भन्दा टुलो खतरा हो।
अहिले सबै नेपाली हरु एकजुट भएर - भारतीय बिहरी मधिसे को बिरोध मा सँघरस गर्नु अतीनै टुलो जरुरिछ।
नेपाली उखानतुका नभुल्नु होला - " देस छ, भेश छ, देस छैन, केहीपनी छैन "
नेपालको भारतीय बिहरी मधिसे हरु लाई भारतीय सरकार र भारतीय हरु लागेर उचालेको हो। मधिसे हरु लाई भारत बाट (१)पैसा (२)राजनैतीक सल्लहा र निर्धेसन दिन्छ (३)भारतिय पोलिटिकल एजेन्ट हरु गुस दिदै नेपाली नागरिकत लिदै नेपालमा पोलिटिकल पार्टी मा लगेको छ। (४) भारत ले नेपालको तराइ सुस्ता जिल्लामा , सुदुर पछीमको कालापानीमा र पूर्व पशुपती नगरमा - नेपालको सीमा पिल्लार हरु भातकौउदै , रातारात सार्ने काम प्राय सधैं जसो गरिरहेको छ।
यो धेरै तुलो कुरा हो। यो धेरै तुलो खतरा हो नेपाल र नेपाली लाई।
नेपाल सिङो देश भनेर बाचाउनु नै सबै भन्दा तुलो र महोतवपूर्ण काम र कर्तबय नेपाली हरु को हो।
काठमाडौं, चैत २- भारतले अतिक्रमणको निशाना बनाउँदै आएको नवलपरासीको सुस्तामा अब एक हजार हेक्टर जमिन मात्रै नेपालीसँग छ । १५ हजार हेक्टर जमिनमध्ये १४ हजार हेक्टर भारतीय पक्षले हडपेको स्थानीयवासी बताउँछन्। नयाँ पत्रिकामा पर्शुराम काफ्ले लेख्छन्- दुई दशकअघि सिंगो गाविस रहेको सुस्ताको अब एउटा वडामात्रै नेपाली नियन्त्रणमा छ । सीमारक्षाका लागि खटिएको नेपाली सशस्त्र प्रहरी बलले त्यही वडाको मात्रै सुरक्षा दिइरहेको छ।
नवलपरासीको दक्षिण-पूर्वी भागमा रहेको सुस्ता हाल त्रिवेणी सुस्ता गाविसमा गाभिएको छ । सुस्ताको वडा नम्बर ४ मा हाल तीन सय ३५ परिवारका तीन हजार तीन सय ३७ जना बसोवास गर्दै आएका छन्। तीमध्ये अधिकांशको जमिन भारतीय अतिक्रमणमा परेको ´सुस्ता बचाऊ´ आन्दोलनका उपाध्यक्ष आदम खाँले नयाँ पत्रिकासँग भने। तत्कालीन राजा महेन्द्रले ०२२ स्ाालमा पहाडी मूलका पूर्वसैनिक परिवारलाई पुनर्वास योजनाअन्तर्गत सुस्तामा बसोवास गराएका थिए। किशोर गुरुङको नेतृत्वमा पहाडीहरूको बस्ती बसालिएको थियो सुस्तामा । हाल मुसलमानलगायतको बस्ती छ।
भारतीयहरूले सैनिक टोल, पण्डितटोल, भन्टाबारी, धनैया, पक्लिहवा, ढोङसोतासहित सातवटा वडाहरू आफ्नो अधीनमा लिएका छन्। आदमका अनुसार नेपाली वडाहरूमा हाल भारतको बिहार राज्यका रमपुरुवा, भेडियारी, लक्ष्मीपुरका किसानले खेती गरेका छन्। भारतीय सीमा सुरक्षा बल -एसएसबी फोर्स) ले भेडियारी, रमपुरुवा र ब्यारेक स्थापना गरेर सुस्तालाई तीनतिरबाट घेरेको छ। भारतीयहरूको २१ नम्बर बटालियनले सुस्तामा अतिक्रमणका लागि सहयोग पुर्याएको स्थानीय बासिन्दाको आरोप छ।
सुस्तामा इन्सपेक्टरको नेतृत्वमा राखिएको नेपालको सीमा सुरक्षा बलले भने अतिक्रमण हुन बाँकी भू-भागमा मात्रै गस्ती गर्ने अनुमति पाएको छ । ´हामीलाई विवाद नभएको नेपाली जमिनको पल्लो छेउसम्म मात्रै हेर्ने आदेश छ, त्यहीअनुसार गस्ती गरेका छौँ,´ सीमा सुरक्षा बल सुस्ताका सशस्त्र प्रहरी निरीक्षक लवकुमार सापकोटाले भने।
उनले सीमा सुरक्षा बल स्थापना भएपछि सुस्तामा थप अतिक्रमण नभएको बताए । सीमाविद् चेतेन्द्रजंग हिमालीका अनुसार सुस्तामा अतिक्रमण हुनबाट बचेको वडा नम्बर ४ लाई ०३८ सालमा त्रिवेणी गाविसमा समावेश गरिएको थियो। सुस्ता गाविस सदरमुकामबाट १५ किलोमिटर टाढा छ । ०३८ अघि सुस्ता बेग्लै गाविस थियो । सन् १९६९ जनवरी २४ र २५ मा तत्कालीन परराष्ट्रमन्त्री गेहेन्द्रबहादुर राजभण्डारी र भारतीय समकक्षी दिनेश सिंहको नेतृत्वको प्रतिनिधिमण्डलबीच भएको बैठकमा ´फिक्स्ड बाउन्ड्री सिस्टम´ अनुसार सिमाना तय गर्ने नीतिगत निर्णय भएको थियो। नारायणी नदीको धार नेपाली जमिन भएर बग्न थालेपछि भारतीयहरूले सुस्तामा अतिक्रमण गर्न थालेका हुन् । वि.सं. १९०२ मा आएको भीषण वर्षाले १२ हजार आठ सय बिघा नेपाली जमिन काटेको थियो भने ०११ सालको वर्षाले ६ हजार बिघा, ०२९ सालमा एक हजार बिघा र ०३७ सालमा एक सय ५० बिघा जमिन काटेको सीमाविद् बुद्धिनारायण श्रेष्ठको भनाइ छ । नारायणी नदीमा २४ किलोमिटर लम्बाइमा नेपाल-भारत सीमाना रहेको छ।
०२२ सालमा नेपाल सरकारले भूपू सैनिक बसाए पनि लालपुर्जा नबनाइदिएको सुस्तावासीको गुनासो छ। सुस्तामा ०३२ सालदेखि प्रहरीचौकी, स्वास्थ्यचौकी, प्राथमिक विद्यालय र हुलाकको स्थापना गरिएको थियो। भारतीय सीमा सुरक्षा बलले ०२० सालमा सुस्तामा आक्रमण गरेको थियो । त्यतिवेला नेपाली सुरक्षा बलका चार जवान तथा सुस्ताका सर्वसाधारण पीताम्बरजंग राणाको हत्यासमेत भएको थियो । ०२७ सालमा सुस्ताको जमिन नापी हुने वेलामा स्थानीयवासी चन्नर चमारलाई भारतीय प्रहरीले पक्रेर बेतिया चौकीमा लगेर थुन्यो । ´त्यस बेलादेखि ०६२ सालसम्म पटकपटक सीमा मिचिएको हो,´ आदमले सुनाए।
सीमाविद् श्रेष्ठका अनुसार धनैया, भेयियारी, सकरदिन्ही र सुस्ता ००७ सालसम्म एउटै कित्ता थियो । ००७ सालमा कांग्रेसले राणाविरुद्ध सशस्त्र संघर्ष गर्ने वेलामा सुस्ता जनक्रान्तिको हेडक्वार्टरका रूपमा स्थापित थियो। मुक्ति सेनाका कमान्डर इन चिफ पूर्णसिंह खवास ´ठाकुर´ नै सुस्तामा बसेका थिए। डिसी-३ विमान राखिने एयरपोर्टसमेत सुस्तामा रहेको सीमाविज्ञहरूको भनाइ छ । ०४६ सालको जनआन्दोलनमा पनि आन्दोलनकारीको हेडक्वार्टर सुस्तामा राख्न भारतले नेताहरूलाई सुझाव दिएको थियो।
भारतले सुस्तामा रेडियो स्टेसन र पञ्चायतको विकल्पमा निर्वासित सरकारसमेत स्थापना गरिदिने प्रस्ताव गरेको सीमाविद् श्रेष्ठले दाबी गरेका छन् । आफूहरूलाई धेरै नेताले दिएका आश्वासन खेर गएको सुस्तावासीको भनाइ छ । ´हामीलाई प्रचण्डले भन्नुभएको थियो, ´हाम्रो सरकार आएपछि अतिक्रमित भूमि फिर्ता गर्छौँ,´ सुस्ता बचाऊ आन्दोलनका उपाध्यक्ष आदम खाँले भने, ´तर, उहाँको आश्वासन कता गयो, यहीँबाट जितेका सभासद् हृदयेश त्रिपाठीसमेतले खुट्टो टेकेका छैनन् ।´
एक वर्षअघि स्वास्थ्यमन्त्री गिरिराजमणि पोखरेल सुस्ता पुगेका थिए । ´सुस्तामा पाइलो राख्ने राज्यको सबैभन्दा माथिल्लो ओहदाका मान्छे नै पोखरेल थिए, त्यसपछि कोही आएनन्,´ आदमले भने । पोखरेलले त्यतिवेला स्वास्थ्यचौकी दिने प्रतिबद्धता व्यक्त गरेर फर्केका थिए । स्वास्थ्यचौकीमा एउटा अहेव पनि आए, तर तीन-चार महिना बसेर गए । अहिले त भएका औषधी पनि सड्न लागेका छन् । डाक्टर छैनन्।
जग्गा मिचिएको विषयमा स्थानीय प्रशासनले कुरासमेत नसुन्ने आदम बताउँछन् । ०६२ साउनमा जग्गा मिचिएको विषयमा रिपोर्ट दिन सदरमुकाम कावासोती जाँदा तत्कालीन सिडिओ निरञ्जन बरालले हप्काएको सुस्तावासीहरूको दुखेसो छ । ´हामी केही गर्न सक्दैनौँ । विवादमा आउनुछैन हामीलाई,´ तत्कालीन सिडिओ बरालले यसो भनेर सुस्तावासीलाई फर्काइदिएका थिए।
सुस्ता बचाऊ आन्दोलनकी नेत्री लैला वेगमका अनुसार नारायणी नदीमा पुल नभएका कारण भारतीय बजारमा किनमेलका लागि जानुपर्ने सुस्तावासीहरूको बाध्यता छ। ´सुस्ता बचाऊ आन्दोलनमा लाग्नेहरूले बिहारी बजारमा किनमेल गर्न जान पाउँदैनन्,´ लैलाले भनिन्, ´हामीलाई बिहारका प्रहरीले अपराधीको सूचीमा राखेका छन् । हामी सबैको रेकर्ड उनीहरूसँग छ।´ वषामा नारायणी तर्न नसकेका वेला आवश्यक सरसामान किन्न भारत जानुपर्ने र उनीहरूको दुव्र्यवहार खेप्नुपर्ने बाध्यता रहेको उनीहरूको गुनासो छ।
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