Maoist chief Prachanda on Sunday warned India against attempting to “micro-manage” Nepal’s political system, saying it would be detrimental to Indian interests.
“India should not engage in micro-management like who should be the Minister and who should not,” Prachanda said while speaking at a function to release a book entitled “Prayogshala” or laboratory, authored by Sudhir Sharma, chief editor of Kantipur national daily.
The book mainly deals with political mystery surrounding the decade-long Maoist insurgency and deposed monarchy. In the book, the author also claims that India is having heavy influence in Nepalese politics.
He warned that meddling in Nepal’s internal affairs would be detrimental to India itself. His comments come ahead of the November 19 Constituent Assembly polls. The former PM also acknowledged that his party had reached diplomatic pacts with several global leaders during the conflict period in Nepal, including the then Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “We have written letters to then PM of India , China, European Union and the UN expressing the desire to come to the peace process.”