A united Nepali front, known as “Nepalis for Nepal’s territorial integrity”, consist of Nepali community leaders and activists, representing many of the Nepali organizations, and throughout the United states of America, is organizing a protest rally against Indian encroachment of Nepali territory, especially in Lipulake and Kalapani. The protest rally is planned in Washington DC for Sunday, December 15th at 10:00 AM at Lafayette.

Approximately, SIX HUNDRED SQUARE KILOMETERS of Nepali Land has been estimated to be encroached by India over the last several decades. While, Nepal has been lodging protest against Indian expansion into Nepali territory since it was first noticed, but, not only they have ignored our protests in the past, India has, now,  included the Lipulake, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura, about 412 square kilometers of Nepali high altitude (17,000 feet) territory along the Chinese border, in their newly published map.

India first entered its military in this mountainous region in 1962 in the pretext of temporarily maintaining the Indian security during the Indo-China war, but never left the area even after the war ended.

Nepal’s territories and boundaries with India has been settled by two events and both predates modern day India.

It was first established in 1816, immediate after the treaty known as “Sugauli”, and later in 1860, after Britishers crushed the Sepoy mutiny with the help of Nepali army. Both treaties were signed by then Government of Nepal and the British East India Company. The treaty clearly states that the area, east of Kali River, now included in the Indian map, belongs to Nepal.

Our protest is not against the Indian people, with whom we share a heartwarming relation; it’s rather against the Indian regime, for maligning our closeness by disputing undisputed national boundaries.