in her meetings with leaders of the Madhes-based parties on Thursday and Friday, the visiting Indian minister urged them to cooperate with the government of the left alliance “for Nepal’s development and prosperity”. She suggested that Madhesi lawmakers could from their government in Province 2 and work for taking the people out of poverty and underdevelopment while advocating their rights, according to Rajendra Mahato, a Rastriya Janata Party, Nepal leader.
While congratulating political leaders on their victory in the recently concluded polls, Swaraj said that New Delhi was ready to work closely with the new governments in Nepal in their quest for development and prosperity.
According to party leaders who met Swaraj before she returned to the Indian capital on Friday afternoon, the visiting minister encouraged political actors to cooperate with each other to meet Nepali people’s aspirations.
After meeting with top political leaders, President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Swaraj wrapped up her two-day visit.
During her trip, the Indian delegation also made efforts to deepen their relations with the left alliance of the CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Centre), which is forming the government in Kathmandu and in six of the seven provinces.
