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Neena Vyas

Hopes that the new dispensation there “will not be anti-Hindu and anti-India”

NEW DELHI: Breaking its silence on the recent developments in Nepal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Friday expressed the hope that the new “secular” Nepal “will not be anti-Hindu and anti-India.”

At an expanded meeting of the party’s central office-bearers, a political resolution was adopted. It covered inflation, the developments in Nepal and the Tibetan protests.

With a tinge of anguish, the party resolution stated: “Till recently, Nepal was a Hindu nation and because it was a Hindu nation, it dealt equitably with its citizens belonging to other faiths. <b>Now, Nepal is being declared a secular state. We hope that under the new dispensation, Nepal will not become anti-Hindu and anti-India.”</b>

At the same time, the party “welcomed” the change in Nepal from monarchy to democracy.

The BJP further said it hoped Nepal’s new democracy would mean true freedom where people would be able to express different points of view, and that <b>“it will not be a copy of the democratic model seen in North Korea or under the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia.”</b>

Finally, the BJP’s view was that India should keep a watch on developments in Nepal; it should make renewed efforts to strengthen bilateral ties; and take constructive and timely steps.

On the Tibetan protest issue, the BJP resolution found fault with the Government for cancelling a scheduled trip by the Vice-President to meet the Dalai Lama and for not criticising “the merciless manner in which China had dealt with protesters in Tibet.”

After the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak chief, K.S. Sudarshan, issued a strong statement on Tibet, the BJP has moved in line with the Sangh to attack China stridently. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->