KP Oli cautions India against unnatural meddling

Former Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Oli on Sunday cautioned India against “any unnatural” meddling in Nepal’s affairs. Mr Oli, who is also the chairman of CPN-UML, met Indian ambassador Ranjit Rae at his party office here and made it clear that “any unnatural meddling in Nepalese affairs would be unacceptable”.

“Such activities would only complicate the situation,” Mr Oli said, adding all sides should remain vigilant towards such activities, according to a statement issued by the party.

Mr Oli, however, said that his party was in favour of maintaining hearty and cordial relations with the neighbouring countries. There were media reports here which blamed India for toppling the Oli-led coalition government last week, which India has outrightly rejected.