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Sajha Party has said the open and uncontrolled border between Nepal and India is not in the interest of either of the neighbours.
& Though it has actually been looked at as a design of close relations between the 2 countries, the open and uncontrolled border does not serve the developmental goals of both the countries, in view of national security and execution of social security programs, & check out a news release issued by the party today.
According to the celebration, there are many complications on national security due to open border such as cross-border theft, burglary and smuggling.
It is an essential responsibility of any sovereign country to maintain record of how many of its people are overseas and how many foreigners are residing within its area and for what function.
Such details is doing not have as the nation attempts to handle the COVID-19 crisis.
The Indian side, too, has consistently mentioned that the abuse of the open border has weakened its nationwide security.
& In this context, Sajha Celebration requires the Federal government of Nepal to open only particular border points in between the 2 nations by maintaining appropriate paperwork, and erect barbed-wire fences along remainder of the border area without triggering any difficulty to individuals residing in the area, & read the release.
A variation of this article appears in e-paper on Might 16, 2020, of The Himalayan Times.
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